Traore respects public funds. No Land Cruiser V8s in his government. He bought two cheap Toyota SUVs for heads of state to use when they visit ...

Last week a government source told the media that Burkina Faso’s military junta plans to reinstate the death penalty, which ...

With Burkina Faso’s head of state threatening to withdraw their licences, players in the mining sector have been trying to defuse the situation. But how long can they hold out?

Bayala also said there could be further amendments to the criminal code, "to follow the vision and the guidelines given by the head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traore", who seized power in a ...

A fresh coup attempt on Burkina Faso‘s head of state, Ibrahim Traore has been foiled leading to the arrest of a person whose ...

An individual was arrested in Ouagadougou, at the time he was handing over five billion FCFA ($8.2M) in cash to soldiers who ...

The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the conflict-battered West African ...

Earlier, Burkina Faso President Capt. Ibrahim Traore had expressed sympathy and solidarity with the Turkish people and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "I strongly condemn this cowardly and ...

Burkina Faso's new military leader Ibrahim Traore is escorted by soldiers in Ouagadougou. (Reuters) Burkina Faso’s military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country ...