French special forces helped kill the assailants at the French Embassy, Security Minister Sawadogo said... READ MORE›
Burkinabes yet to recover from Friday's terror attack on Ouagadougou... READ MORE›
Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Burkina Faso in November, said the attacks illustrate once more the threat weighing on the entire Sahel region ... READ MORE›
Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Burkina Faso in November, said the attacks illustrate once more the threat weighing on the entire Sahel region ... READ MORE›
OUAGADOUGOU - Twin attacks on the French Embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded, security sources said... READ MORE›
Twin attacks on the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded, security sources said... READ MORE›
Twin attacks on the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country's military headquarters Friday left dozens dead or wounded, security sources said... READ MORE›
Burkina Faso has a history of military-backed coups as well as of jihadist attacks... READ MORE›
French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, and Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, left, wave after visiting a school in Ouagadougou in November 2017... READ MORE›
Assaults on a military headquarters and on the French Embassy left at least 7 members of the security forces and 6 attackers dead... READ MORE›
On February 21, two members of the French counter-terrorism force were killed by a landmine near Mali's border with Niger and Burkina Faso... READ MORE›
Gunmen in Burkina Faso's capital killed seven people and wounded some 50 others in a co-ordinated assault on the army headquarters and French Embassy... READ MORE›
02 Mar 2018 12 03 GMT Mulitple attacks have been reported in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, officials say... READ MORE›
His movies, featuring simple, compelling stories set in Burkina Faso, his home country, and elsewhere in Africa, won accolades at Cannes... READ MORE›
Mogherini said the European Union was spending 8 billion euros in development aid in the region over eight years... READ MORE›
There is a direct European interest in restoring stability to the region, a senior EU diplomat said... READ MORE›
Among his many ambitious initiatives, French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to make his nation's language relevant again... READ MORE›
From slavery to Italy's fashion world Jump to media player Bassirou fled Burkina Faso because he feared for his life... READ MORE›
Cheick Ahmed al-Hassan Sanou was always overweight, but he didn't know how strong he was until he threw one of his tormentors across a room... READ MORE›
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
The Malian armed forces were attacked early this morning, around 4 am, in Soumpi Timbuktu region ... READ MORE›
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
Burkina Faso's Minister of Culture, Issouf Sawadogo is determined to promote its cultural programmes... READ MORE›
5.5 billion dollars, this is the amount that seven of the eight Member States of the West African Monetary Union, UEMOA intend to raise on the... READ MORE›
Anti-CFA activist Kemi Seba is 2017 Africanews Personality of the Year... READ MORE›
Sudarsan Raghavan The Washington Post AGADEZ, Niger -- Aziz Dicko knew the risks -- or he thought he did... READ MORE›
Niger is at the forefront of migratory routes in the Sahel, particularly in the region of Agadez in the north... READ MORE›
African countries have to take the lead on rescuing migrants trapped in camps in Libya, French government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said... READ MORE›
In 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but in 2015 the number was down to 97,562, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›
Mr Macron, who is currently on a tour of west African nations added that it should not be viewed as a relic of a colonial power ... READ MORE›
At least 18 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants at a restaurant popular with foreigners in the capital of Burkina Faso... READ MORE›
The demand for donkey products in China is wiping out millions of animals, many of them in Africa... READ MORE›
In a concession speech broadcast on state television on Friday night, Mr. Jammeh, one of Africa's most eccentric leaders, calmly accepted his loss... READ MORE›
Homecoming Midafternoon on Sunday, July 16, Donkoh crossed from Burkina Faso to Paga in Ghana's Upper East region... READ MORE›
Friday's attacks were in coordination with Somalian government forces, the statement said... READ MORE›
In mid-June, Niger mounted a new military operation in the Tillaberi region to take on the armed groups... READ MORE›
Togo is now the only West African country to never have had a democratic change in government, nor term limits for its leaders... READ MORE›
U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 200 kilometers 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE›
The African Union announced that it would no longer recognize Mr. Jammeh as president as of Inauguration Day... READ MORE›
Africa becomes the new battleground for ISIS and al-Qaeda as they lose ground in Mideast... READ MORE›
Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE›
There is gender discrimination inherent in child marriage, as the practice is more prevalent among girls than boys... READ MORE›
Josep Lluis Trapero, the police chief in the Catalonia region, of which Barcelona is the capital, but whether he was still in Spain was not clear... READ MORE›
A statement issued by his PR team says David Beckham and Unicef have had a powerful partnership in support of children for over 15 years... READ MORE›
How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across west Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram?... READ MORE›
A Turkish Airlines jet arrived at its destination with an extra passenger after cabin crew helped a woman give birth mid-flight... READ MORE›
The part of Niger where U.S. troops were killed is already awash with deadly skirmishes... READ MORE›
The Shabab have also retaken several towns after African Union forces pulled out... READ MORE›
Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE›
Capt Sankara had challenged the old centres of power in Burkina Faso Traditional leaders and big business... READ MORE›
Others testified about relatives who had disappeared, and former prisoners described being wounded after their limbs were tied behind their backs... READ MORE›
Macron promised during his campaign that, if elected, one of the first things he would do was visit French troops engaged in foreign operations... READ MORE›
Last Tuesday, three separate attacks on UN camps in northern Mali's Kidal region were carried out, but no casualties were reported... READ MORE›
This was the second attack on a cafe popular with foreigners in under two years in Burkina Faso... READ MORE›
Mali three UN peacekeepers die in attack by Al-Qaida affiliate... READ MORE›
At around 6.30pm local time, an army officer in Grand Bassam said two attackers were encircled by special forces... READ MORE›
It was a chance encounter with one of them in a barber's shop in Brussels that set Father Desbois on their trail... READ MORE›
After the papal meeting, Abbas formally inaugurated the new embassy across the street from one of the main gates of Vatican City... READ MORE›
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