In this Feb. 18, 2020 photo, Burkina Faso paratroopers are being trained at the U.S. military-led annual Flintlock counterterrorism exercise in West Africa. (AP Photo/Cheikh A.T Sy) United States ...

Morocco records a relatively low tobacco use rate compared to global standards, according to the CIA’s World Factbook 2025.  The new figures show Morocco records a relatively low tobacco use rate ...

Moroccans don’t smoke as much as many other countries, but tobacco use is still a public health concern, according to a new report by the CIA’s World Factbook. The report says that about 12.3% of the ...

The junta in power in Ouagadougou justified the 24 January coup by citing the inability of former president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré’s government to provide security in Burkina Faso. By making ...

Since Traore swept into power, Burkina Faso has turned away from former colonial master France and moved closer to Russia (archived link).. A steady stream of viral social media posts -- many ...

Born in 1988, Ibrahim Traoré is a Burkinabé military officer who became the transitional president of Burkina Faso in September 2022. He came to power after leading a coup that ousted Lt Col ...

Burkina Faso’s military junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore arrives at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, May 10, 2025 (RIA Novosti photo by Stanislav Krasilnikov via AP). Click to share on Twitter ...

Captain Traoré became Burkina Faso’s military leader after seizing power in a coup in September 2022. However, this is not a real speech delivered by the Pope. It was originally shared on YouTube on ...

Edo State Government says it has rescued a 20-year-old lady, Iwinosa Okunrobo, who was trafficked to Burkina Faso and reunited her with her family.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger currently run by military governments that have taken power in coups between 2021 an 2022, have formed an alliance known as the Confederation of Sahel States (AES). By ...

Former CIA director and Biden cabinet official William J. Burns is working on a book about his years leading the intelligence agency. Random House announced Tuesday that it would publish Burns ...

Richard Hyde-led West African Resources has told the market it will align with the 2024 Burkina Faso mining code, which was implemented in August. West African's Sanbrado gold operation in Burkina ...