Leonardo Santos Simão, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, is ...

These statements have reignited discussions on Africa’s economic sovereignty and the West’s ongoing influence in the region.

Russia has intensified its engagement in the Sahel by delivering humanitarian aid to Burkina Faso and preparing a significant ...

While many continue to look at Burkina Faso as the next likely site of political upheaval, they may be looking in the wrong ...

Burkina Faso and Senegal have taken a significant step toward strengthening regional security with the launch of a joint ...

Flt-Lt. Jerry John Rawlings was a close associate of Captain Sankara, who was assassinated on October 15, 1987, aged 37 years ...

Taliban-controlled media say the group’s acting ambassador to Iran has met with his Burkina Faso counterpart in the Iranian ...

The attacks highlight the difficulties the three Sahel nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, ruled by military leaders, are facing in containing the armed groups. Burkina Faso authorities have ...

At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied militia in March near the western town of ...

Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in ...

The latest attack shows JNIM’s escalating power and widening reach in Burkina Faso, said Wassim Nasr, a Sahel specialist and senior research fellow at the Soufan Center security think tank.