Burkina Faso

President Emmanuel Macron says France to reduce its force to 2,500 to 3,000 troops over the long term.

The landlocked West African country has seen several deadly attacks by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL.

France suspended the operations early last month following the West African country’s second coup in less than a year.

France says seven-year Sahel operation will come to an end, indicating troop drawdown and restructuring of its presence.

The officers came under attack during a relief mission in the northern town of Yirgou, security minister says.

After declining for several decades, world hunger has been on the rise since 2016, driven by conflict and climate change

French president says 5,100-strong Operation Barkhane to replaced by new mission supported by other partners.

Dozens of men, women and children perished in single deadliest attack in Burkina Faso since its conflict began in 2015.

Government says 7,000 families have fled to Sebba after attackers killed 138 people in Solhan village.

Burkina Faso mourns as UN chief calls on countries to redouble efforts to fight ‘violent extremism’.

Government says homes and a market burned to the ground in overnight attack on the village of Solhan in Yagha province.

The Norwegian Refugee Council unveiled its annual index of the 10 most neglected displacement crises in the world.

Government move causes concern about press freedom and the visibility of the country’s humanitarian crisis.

We call on the AU to enhance engagement in the Sahel and appoint a new High Representative for Mali.