The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses condolences to the government and people of Burkina ...

Two explosions killed 15 soldiers in Burkina Faso on Tuesday, the army said, the latest in a series of such attacks as the ...

At least 15 soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso when their vehicles hit land mines, including a rescue team that hit a second explosive device when they were rushing to help, the army said.

Islamist militants killed four soldiers and nine civilian army volunteers when they ambushed a counter-terrorist operation in northern Burkina Faso on Thursday, the army said in a statement.

By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -At least 15 soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive, killing several troops before a ...

Widespread anger at chronic insecurity in the West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso paved the way for military men ...

The West African country has been battling an insurgency by Islamist militant groups, some linked to al Qaeda and Islamic ...

The story so far: At least 34 people were killed in two attacks launched by suspected Islamist militants in the west African country of Burkina Faso, reports showed on July 4. In the northwest of ...

The attack claimed the lives of around 10 people ... Armed Islamists based in neighbouring Mali began mounting cross-border raids on Burkina Faso and Niger in 2015. In Burkina, one of the ...

Thomas Sankara was killed in a coup in 1987 that saw Blaise Compaoré (pictured) take powerImage caption: Thomas Sankara was killed in a coup in 1987 that saw Blaise Compaoré (pictured) take ...