Supporters say longtime ruler Blaise Compaore, ousted in a 2014 popular uprising, could bring security but critics are skeptical
Supporters say Blaise Compaore, who fled to Ivory Coast after a 2014 popular uprising ousted him for trying to extend his 27-year-rule, could bring security, but critics are skeptical
Why is child marriage rampant in the Sahel and what is being done to stop it?
Terrorism and poverty drives more than 20,000 children into risky job
Terrorism and poverty have driven more than 20,000 children into Burkina Faso’s goldmines
Wealth and power disparity, discrimination, and abuse continue to fuel ethnic tensions and terrorist recruitment in the country
Wealth and power disparity, discrimination, and abuse fuel ethnic tensions and terrorist recruitment
More than 400,000 Burkina Faso IDPs fleeing conflict unable to complete voter registration