An abandoned cart is pictured near Burkina Faso's army headquarters following an attack in the capital Ougadougou, Burkina Faso March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Anne Mimault By Nadoun Coulibaly OUAGADOUGOU ...

STORY: France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African country, the Burkinabe armed forces said on Sunday (February 19). The flag-lowering ...

OUAGADOUGOU – Just weeks after Burkina Faso's junta ousted hundreds of French troops, signs appeared that the West African country could be moving closer to Russia, including the mercenary outfit, the ...

Burkina Faso’s new junta leadership called for an end to the unrest Sunday, a day after angry protesters attacked the French Embassy and other buildings following the West African nation’s second coup ...

French officials say the American hostage who was freed in Burkina Faso thanks to a French special forces raid would have been given to a group linked to Al Qaeda. French Special Forces officers on ...

The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the government press agency Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB). France has exactly ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. French President Emmanuel Macron announced on May 10 that French military forces ...

An armed attack currently underway in Burkina Faso's capital of Ouagadougou is centered on the French embassy, according to a post on the embassy's Facebook page."The attack is ongoing at the French ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso >> Angry protesters attacked the French Embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital Saturday after supporters of the West African nation’s new coup leader accused France of harboring ...

A French hostage in Burkina Faso, freed in an overnight rescue this week in which two soldiers were killed, described the experience as “hell.” Laurent Lassimouillas was freed along with another ...

Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Just weeks after Burkina Faso’s junta ousted hundreds of French troops, signs appeared that the West African country could be moving closer to Russia, including the ...