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Burkina Faso

Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has formally apologised to Burkina Faso for the unauthorised entry of a Nigerian military jet into…

Burkina Faso has introduced visa-free entry for all African travellers, in an effort to facilitate the movement of people and goods into…

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic State group and held captive…

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara" as a way to…

Kehinde Sanni spends his days smoothing out dents and repainting scratched bumpers in a modest autobody shop in Lagos. He has never left…

Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the borders with…

Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting between Islamist insurgents and the military in neighbouring…

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger,…

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France said Thursday that Burkina Faso released four French nationals it had detained for a year, following…

Three West African states ruled by military leaders have announced visa-free travel and residency rights for citizens in the 15-member…

West African leaders are gearing up for a crucial summit on Sunday in Nigeria's capital Abuja, where they will focus on the morale-sapping…