ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday its intelligence and security services had thwarted a coup attempt and were actively pursuing others believed involved in what ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government unnecessarily exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday. In August, ...

More than two million people in the Sahel have been displaced by jihadist violence, according to UN figures - Copyright AFP Nicholas Kamm More than two million people ...

Islamist militants still severely impact large swathes of Burkina Faso and Mali, imposing roadblocks, launching attacks and ...

BURKINA-PRESSE-REVUEBurkina : Forces armées nationales, insurrection populaire et Tour du Faso en couverture des journaux ...

A jihadist attack on a top Burkina Faso hotel was carried out by six gunmen, three of whom are still on the run, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday. "Six individuals opened fire on the ...

Burkina Faso has suspended several international news organisations, some of them for an indefinite period, said a statement from communications regulator the CSC. Among those named in the weekend ...

Kevin Rideout, an American Christian missionary in Niger’s capital of Niamey since 2010, was abducted from his home by ...

Woodman was a geologist with more than 30 years' experience including over 20 in gold exploration in West Africa. "Kirk was a genuinely great guy," a source with the company told Mining Journal. It is ...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas... Sabine River Near Beckville affecting Rusk, Harrison, Gregg and Panola Counties. For the Sabine ...