Burkina

Burkina Faso’s military leaders turn to ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’ to rally struggling country

May 21, 2025

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara" as a way to rally a country...

Disinformation fuels support for Burkina Faso’s junta leader in Nigeria

May 6, 2025

Kehinde Sanni spends his days smoothing out dents and repainting scratched bumpers in a modest autobody shop in Lagos. He has never left Nigeria, yet he speaks glowingly of...

Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso

February 11, 2025

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring Burkina Faso, describing scenes of sometimes indiscriminate violence and...

Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped in Burkina Faso have been released

January 21, 2025

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said.The drivers were the latest victims of...

Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year

December 19, 2024

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France said Thursday that Burkina Faso released four French nationals it had detained for a year, following negotiations mediated by Morocco.France’s Elysee Palace said in...