In a statement, the country’s Ministry of Health said epidemiological surveillance has been reinforced, particularly at ...

Burkina Faso’s military government under Ibrahim Traore is tightening state control over the country’s multi-billion-dollar ...

Prosecutor Investigates Authors of Statement as Crackdown on Dissent DeepensThe Burkina Faso junta's suspension of the country's largest student union is the latest in a series of government ...

Manal Mohammed is a senior lecturer of medical microbiology at the University of Westminster. Since the COVID variant Omicron emerged in late 2021, it has rapidly evolved into multiple subvariants.

RSF says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities’ account.

Reporters Without Borders says Burkina Faso's authorities secretly detained and abused a prominent journalist and dozens of others in a makeshift facility.

The conflict in Mali has now escalated into a regional war, as Niger and Burkina Faso launch joint airstrikes against rebel positions. The Alliance of Sahel States has formally entered the fight, ...

6.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance 2.1 million people are internally displaced 46 locations under siege of nonstate armed groups 40% of people live below the poverty line Support ...