As insurgency intensifies and civic space shrinks in the West African state, a different kind of battle is unfolding online ...

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and ...

A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the ...

At least 130 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces and allied ... have continued despite promises by the country's military leaders to deal with the insurgency.

The military coups in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have resulted in an avalanche of false information, especially about the ...

His message has resonated across Africa and beyond, with his admirers seeing him as following in the footsteps of African ...

A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, sharply increasing its earlier death toll claim, according to a group that tracks ...