DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso says it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States. The West African country was asked whether it would accept ...

CASSOU, Burkina Faso — With her daba in hand, her back bent from decades in the fields, Maan — meaning “grandmother” in the local Nuni language of Burkina Faso’s Centre-Ouest region — isn’t ready to ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Land restoration in Burkina Faso’s Centre-Ouest and Kadiogo regions is women’s work. Here, women have made fertilizer trees their indispensable ...

His American accent is generic, his facial features a touch blurry. But the words have a ring of truth to them. “Africa must unite,” says the ai-generated likeness of Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s 37 ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced Monday that they will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the tribunal of serving “imperial” rather than African interests. The three ...

The West African States of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying they no longer recognise its jurisdiction. The three ...

The military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said the court had become a tool of neocolonial repression. All three governments have been accused of human rights violations. By Ruth Maclean and ...

With the help of "AI-generated images, deepfake anthems and algorithmic fervour", Burkina Faso's president has been transformed into a "digital messiah", gripping the attention of Africans across the ...

Burkina Faso’s director-general of the mining registry, Mamadou Sagnon, has moved to assure investors that the government’s request for a greater stake in West African Resources’ (WAF’s) new Kiaka ...

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 ...

Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly passed a law on September 1, 2025, that makes consensual same-sex relations a criminal offense, a major setback for the rights of lesbian, gay, ...

Trading in gold miner West African Resources’ (WAF’s) shares has been suspended on the ASX after the company failed to lodge an announcement addressing a request from the Burkina Faso government to ...