(Nairobi) – Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre of dozens of civilians in and around the western city of ...

At least 223 civilians, among them 56 children, were executed by the Burkina Faso soldiers in two villages on February 25, 2024, international rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a ...

Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre in a western city that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch ...

Ethiopia stands at a critical juncture. In recent weeks, tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are on the rise, while a ...

The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc. Groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL accused of ‘massacring villagers ...

Burkina Faso's military junta announced late on Saturday ... of attacks on civilians in the battle against jihadists. Mass executions in the West African state began escalating amid jihadi ...

Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men,” is a small, very poor, landlocked country in Western Africa, home to over 20 million people. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper ...

In a statement issued on Tuesday, February 25, the Ministry cited official communications from Burkina Faso - joint communiqués No. 023-0017 dated December 19, 2023, and No. 024-0017 dated ...