Burkina Faso authorities accused of secretly detaining prominent journalist
RSF says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities’ account.
RSF says investigation found Atiana Serge Oulon held at Ouagadougou villa, contradicting authorities’ account.
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Interior Minister says multiplication of political parties has fuelled divisions and weakened social cohesion.
For documentary filmmakers, human connection is everything, but what happens when nobody will talk to you?
Holders Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 3-0 in last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations and now face Egypt in quarterfinals.
Mali and Burkina Faso are the latest to issue ‘tit-for-tat’ bans on visas for US citizens with immediate effect.
Burkina Faso book second place in Group E at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Sudan.
A recent summit of The Alliance of Sahel States has raised security and economic hopes for Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.
The West African countries say the bans are equivalent to those imposed on their citizens by the United States.
Elsewhere in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, Cameroon and Ivory coast draw 1-1, while Sudan see off Equatorial Guinea.
Military rulers expand emergency powers, warning that people, property, and services may be requisitioned.
