Burkina Faso

French leader says rushed exit from volatile region in West Africa would be a mistake, as Chad deploys reinforcements.

France considers reducing troop numbers as fighting worsens.

France expected to announce Barkhane troop drawdown as Sahel leaders increasingly mull negotiations with armed groups.

The UNHCR called the humanitarian response in Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger ‘dangerously overstretched’.

Burkina Faso athlete adds 15 centimetres to the previous record set by his own coach, Teddy Tamgho.

Roch Marc Christian Kabore embarks on second and final five-year term, promising to win fight against armed groups.

Could Burkinabe president’s second term see a new approach to security or could spiraling violence trigger civil unrest?

President Roch Kabore received 1.6 million votes of the nearly 3 million cast, with voter turnout at 50 percent.

Results from 37 out of roughly 360 districts show Kabore with 235,000 votes, some three times as many as closest rival.

Hundreds of thousands of people unable to vote because polling stations remained shut for fear of attack.

President Kabore has promised to secure the country and is vying for another five years against 12 other candidates.

Burkinabes go to the polls on Sunday as the country faces an escalating humanitarian and economic crisis.

The enlarged Endeavour would seek to list in London in 2021.

Burkinabe voters to take to polls held against background of escalating violence and diminishing social cohesion.