Insecurity is their top priority for government action.Key findings More than one-third (36%) of young Burkinabè (aged 18-35) have secondary or post-secondary education, compared to 4%-17% among older ...

After two decades, and many failed counterterrorism efforts, the Trump administration is considering shuttering U.S. Africa ...

With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

With his counterinsurgency strategy only deepening Burkina Faso’s security crisis, Traore has turned to repressing anyone he ...

Australia-listed West African Resources, which owns and operates the Sanbrado, Kiaka and Toega projects in Burkina Faso, has ...

West African Resources will hold 85% of the Sanbrado, Kiaka and Toega assets in Burkina Faso as per a new mining code ...

GENEVA - Over 165,000 people have fled increasing tensions and conflict in South Sudan in the past three months, seeking safety both within the country and across borders and deepening an already dire ...

On May 27, 2025 security reports from Burkina Faso disclosed that a convoy of 47 long vehicles disguised as carrying humanitarian aid was intercepted at a border between Togo and Burkina Faso.Acting ...