Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, is the heartland of traditional textile weaving. Here, the streets are dotted ...

President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso has emerged as a transformative leader, igniting hope and pride across Africa ...

Burkina Faso has now joined countries such as Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia in taking steps to ban the usage of wigs.

Volta Gur ethno-linguistic group. Here is more about their history, food, dance, languages, and weapons.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamic extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and traumatized, ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...

Burkina Faso, a nation once synonymous with the revolutionary ideals of Thomas Sankara, has found a new torchbearer in ...

The inauguration of a new President in Ghana some few days ago brought to the fore the debate on the role of military junta in Africa’s political landscape.

The “imazighen”, an indigenous population of North Africa, celebrate between2 and 14 the Berber New Year, a marked ancestral ...

Muslim-majority Burkina Faso has been hit by a wave of violence ... grim headlines lies a more complex picture. The country has a history of religious tolerance, and it is not uncommon to see ...

The presence of Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, at the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Mahama ...

Structural changes to unify Burkina Faso's armed forces under a single command have also failed, says Mr Sawadogo. Neighbouring Mali, with its longer history of insurgency, is not faring any better.