Rabat - Morocco records a relatively low tobacco use rate compared to global standards, according to the CIA’s World Factbook 2025. ... Burkina Faso slightly surpasses Morocco at 12.4%, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Human Rights Watch reports Burkina Faso forces killed at least 100 civilians near Solenzo in March. Victims were ethnic Fulani, accused of supporting militants. The government denies involvement.

Like neighbours Mali and Niger, Burkina Faso is pushing for greater control over its resources. Copper $ 4.8335 / lb -0.36% Brent Crude Oil $ 77.01 / bbl 1.17% ...

Burkina Faso's junta said on Monday it had thwarted a "major plot" to sow "total chaos" that it believes originated in the Ivory Coast, as the country continues to see increased insecurity despite ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The 37 ...

The government of Burkina Faso says thousands of lives have been lost and over two million people displaced. The Vatican’s top diplomat met with Traoré on Feb. 17 marking 125 years of ...

Residents of Tanwalbougou in eastern Burkina Faso are fleeing their homes following the occupation of their village by suspected terrorist groups, seeking refuge in the nearby city of Fada N ...

Burkina Faso has an outstanding external debt estimated at more than $10 billion. Additionally, it owes China an unknown amount of money. A vast majority of its mining fields are owned by French ...