Burkina Faso did not pay off all its external debt in March 2025, contrary to a claim shared on social media. Facebook posts ...

Mr Faye, who is 45 and new to political office, came to power on a wave of anti-Western and anti-elite sentiment. He promised ...

Title favourites Burkina Faso fell at the penultimate hurdle on Tuesday as they missed out on the chance to dash host nation ...

The semi-finals of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations are set to take place Tuesday evening, 15 April with the youth teams vying ...

Police in Nasarawa have arrested 22 foreign nationals in a raid carried out in the New Karu Local Government Area. The ...

In 2021, 2022 and 2023, popular coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger yielded new leaders in these former French colonies. Subsequently, they exited one of Africa’s biggest regional blocs, the ...

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We secured biological samples and anthropological data for over 400 participants from Fulani populations in seven countries: ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have plunged to historic lows as the two ...

Burkina Faso’s military government has officially granted amnesty to 21 soldiers who were convicted for their involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2015. The decision, issued through a presidential ...

A video circulated on social media on April 2, 2025, showing three outspoken journalists from Burkina Faso in military uniforms. Guezouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem had been ...