In Burkina Faso, one aid group might no longer be able to support victims of conflict-related rape
Burkinabe triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango in January set a world record to hop, skip and jump more than 18 meters indoors
A well-known Burkina Faso musician is drawing attention to the plight of farmers with his songs
Well-known musician Art Melody is drawing attention to the plight of farmers with his songs
A human rights activist says the militias need to be reformed after killing almost 100 people
June attack that killed 160 civilians was in retaliation for activity by pro-government civilian militias in the area, Human Rights Watch says
Kabore assumes post of defense minister himself
Actor/UN refugee special envoy draws attention to plight of displaced people in West African nation
Angelina Jolie draws attention to displaced in Burkina Faso
UN says Burkina Faso’s 1.2 million IDPs account for the world's fastest-growing humanitarian crisis, but thousands in the capital go unrecognized and authorities have cut off media access to camps
Media's crucial role in reporting on human rights is stymied as rights experts criticize Burkina Faso for blocking journalists from displacement camps
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, although analysts say it could be the work of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Phillip Morris’ sole Burkina Faso distributor knowingly supplies smugglers who fund jihadists, says investigative journalism group and a UN expert
Apollinaire Compaoré tells VOA the United Nations lied and that those who worked on the UN report are no longer employed by them
Scientists look to reduce disease’s spread by eliminating the spreaders
Cutting-edge research aims to reduce the ability of mosquito populations to spread the disease
Vaccine could help prevent over 400,000 deaths a year, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa
IDPs suffer worse than many in Burkina Faso’s war
UN refugee agency calls Burkina Faso the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis, with more than one million internally displaced people and counting
Animals were starving until a nonprofit stepped in to rescue them and this year reopened the zoo to the public
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