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.

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 second explosion killed those who rushed to ...

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.

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 ...

Ten civilians, including four security auxiliaries, have been killed by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, a ...

"Five civilians were killed Sunday in an attack by suspected jihadists on a military detachment in Barsalogho, northern Burkina Faso, the army said. "On Sunday morning, fighting broke out between ...

Improvised explosive devices have killed six soldiers and three civilian defence volunteers in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said on Thursday.

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 ...

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 second explosion killed those who rushed to ...