Burkina Faso

Violence and insecurity have pushed some 7.4 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger into acute hunger, WFP says.

Conference, hosted by the UN, Germany, Denmark and the EU, aims to ‘instil acute sense of urgency’ among policymakers.

Armed assailants separated the men from a convoy carrying 46 people and shot them, UNHCR says.

Hundreds of thousands of people in areas hit by violence may not be able to vote in Burkina Faso’s...

Government says it will allocate $9.1m to deal with emergency, will house disaster victims in public buildings.

A community fights to survive and claim back its dignity after the arrival of a multinational gold mine.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on a cattle market in the village of Fada N’Gourma.

Desperate families in the Sahelian country are plagued by a double burden that has left many displaced and destitute.

The dark side of a $100bn industry where enslaved children work in cocoa fields for the chocolate we all love to eat.

African country creates zone in response to last month’s killing of 14 soldiers on its border with Burkina Faso.

Rights group says evidence suggests government security force involved in turning the area into a ‘killing field’.

Bodies – all male – were found dumped in groups by the roadside, under bridges and in fields in northern town of Djibo.

Leaders from G5 Sahel bloc of nations and French president meet in Nouakchott to discuss campaign against armed groups.

Defence minister says ‘very large’ number of people held over June11 raid that killed at least 10 troops.