With up to 6,000 fighters, JNIM is now the most well-armed militant force in the Sahel — and among the most powerful in the world, officials and experts say.

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A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a pan-Africanist leader determined to free his nation from what he regards as the ...

With his counterinsurgency strategy only deepening Burkina Faso’s security crisis, Traore has turned to repressing anyone he ...

The 65-year-old is alleged to be at the centre of several corruption cases; he has said he has been unlawfully treated.

Burkina Faso’s military is responsible for the massacre of more than 130 Fulani civilians during a March attack in the country’s west, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch.

On May 27, 2025 security reports from Burkina Faso disclosed that a convoy of 47 long vehicles disguised as carrying humanitarian aid was intercepted at a border between Togo and Burkina Faso.Acting ...

UNODC Holds High-Level Side Event on Strengthening Forensic Capacity in the Fight Against Terrorism in West Africa ...

A video of Pope Leo addressing media professionals has been altered to show him praising Burkina Faso’s military leader ...

Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Minister of Interior, has called on West African security stakeholders to intensify efforts ...

Alors que le Burkina Faso fait face à une menace terroriste toujours plus complexe, le représentant spécial de l’ONU pour le Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, a bouclé une visite de quatre ...

Il a exprimé la disponibilité de l'ONU à poursuivre la mobilisation des efforts dans la lutte contre le terrorisme pour soutenir le Burkina Faso, face à "un terrorisme qui est de plus en plus ...