Burkina Faso News News Burkina Faso » People: Video shows extremists seizing Burkina Faso military ware, not jihadists in Nigeria
Northern Nigeria has endured years of insecurity as jihadist groups and armed criminals terrorise communities, forcing thousands to flee their homes. A recent social media post claims to show a video ...
News Burkina Faso » People: Burkina Faso-Hotel Attack: 126 people freed, 4 jihadis die in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) – The latest developments in the assault of a hotel by al-Qaida-linked gunmen in Burkina Faso’s capital. All times are local: In a separate development, Abi Ouattara, ...
News Burkina Faso » People: Fact Check: Burkina Faso Did NOT 'Unban' Homosexuality, As Of October 21, 2025
Did Burkina Faso reverse its September 2025 ban on LGBTQ+ conduct, as of? No, that's not true: There were no national or international news reports about that. The purported "unbanning" was not ...
News Burkina Faso » People: Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara's Legacy Lives On in Burkina Faso 38 Years After His Death
A massacre led by Blaise Compaoré, an ally of France, put an end to the 1983 revolution, which today inspires struggles in the Sahel ...
News Burkina Faso » People: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce exit from International Criminal Court
The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as "a tool of neocolonial ...
News Burkina Faso » People: Burkina Faso: Judicial Officers Feared Forcibly Disappeared
Burkina Faso authorities should urgently investigate and publicly report on the whereabouts of six judges and prosecutors as well as one lawyer who are feared to have been forcibly disappeared.
News Burkina Faso » People: Burkina Faso Joins Other African Nations With Anti-Homosexuality Laws, Pushing Prison Time For Offenders
Burkina Faso is known for being socially conservative and religious with under 10% of people not following any faith at all. Burkina Faso is joining a list of African nations adopting ...
News Burkina Faso » People: In the Sahel, no reprieve under jihadist blockade
Several towns in central and northern Burkina Faso are currently under blockade by jihadists and army supply lines are regularly targeted. The town of Arbinda has been isolated for several months.
News Burkina Faso » People: Nation of Burkina Faso will start throwing gay people in jail
The West African nation of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta unanimously passed a law banning homosexuality yesterday. “The law provides for a prison sentence of between two and five years as well as fines, ...
News Burkina Faso » People: Gunmen kill 25 displaced people in Burkina Faso, UN says
DAKAR, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Armed assailants have killed 25 displaced people in northern Burkina Faso as their convoy tried to make its way home, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, said on ...
News Burkina Faso » People: Burkina Faso Stallions: Soufiane Aqriran signs on as fitness coach and performance analyst
Soufiane Aqriran signs on as fitness coach and performance analystSoufiane Aqriran has joined the technical staff of Burkina Faso's national team as fitness coach and ...