STORY: Following one of the deadliest attacks in nearly a decade of Islamist violence in Burkina Faso, a number of videos filmed by al Qaeda-affiliated militants emerged on social media. Reuters' ...

ABUJA, Nigeria -- At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadis, according to videos of the violence analyzed ...

If you believe the viral videos online, R. Kelly and Pope Leo XIV agree on one thing -- that Burkina Faso's junta chief, Captain Ibrahim Traore, is a fantastic leader. The images are AI-generated ...

DAKAR, July 25 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's army has condemned videos shared on social media this week showing people presenting themselves as soldiers and army auxiliaries mutilating corpses. The trend ...

A robot presented during Ouagadougou's Digital Week was presented on social media as being fully designed in Burkina Faso. It was actually imported from China. The opening of the Digital Week in ...

Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Nigerian Air Force plane made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso late Monday due to an in-flight ...