Last year, civilian fatalities at the hands of security forces were almost as high as those caused by terror groups; they have now plummeted, research data show
Last year, civilian fatalities by security forces were almost as high as those caused by terror groups. They have now plummeted, research data says
Despite challenge of COVID-19 and militant conflict, FESAPCO is amplifying the voices of African filmmakers
A trial on the assassination of Burkina Faso's former president, Thomas Sankara, begins Monday, more than three decades after he and 12 others were killed in a 1987 coup.
Former President Blaise Compaore, the main defendant in the killing of Thomas Sankara, the nation’s iconic leader, will not be present
The president of the country says the government is doing what it can despite financial pressures
Burkina Faso has been making headlines for an Islamist insurgency that has created one of the world's fastest growing humanitarian crises. Web developer sets up Facebook group highlighting aspects of Burkina Faso away from its conflict
Government cites interviews that Norwegian Refugee Council representatives carried out with Voice of America and French newspaper Le Monde as its reason for suspending group’s activities
Web developer sets up Facebook group highlighting aspects of the country away from its conflict
‘Dozos’ say they are ill-equipped to deal with threat while military are overstretched
Some who blew whistle on scandal to media now say they were lying
In Burkina Faso, a Belgian-African firm is employing a new business model to make land lost to the desert profitable again in an often-hostile environment
A nonprofit is assisting the widows of slain security personnel to find new ways to make a living
There have been multiple reports by women forced into sex in exchange for aid
Media outlet focusing on humanitarian issues found that eight IDPs had been forced into sex in exchange for food aid in Centre North region
In Burkina Faso, one aid group could no longer be able to support rape victims of conflict
In Burkina Faso, one aid group might no longer be able to support victims of conflict-related rape
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