OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – On stage in an empty auditorium, backed by starry lights, Patrick Kabre plucks his electric guitar and sings through a microphone to an audience many miles away. Kabre is contributing to COVID-Live, a series of sessions by musicians bro... More »
Suspected jihadists killed at least 18 people and wounded several during a raid on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital overnight but security forces shot dead both attackers and freed people trapped inside the building. More »
A French citizen was killed during an attack by suspected jihadists on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital, said a statement issued on behalf of French Foreign Affairs minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. More »
Burkina Faso film director Apolline Woye Traore, who won three prizes at the country’s prestigious Fespaco festival on Saturday, knows a thing or two about challenges. More »
The government of Burkina Faso has banned an annual beauty contest for women with the biggest buttocks, saying such events are sexist. More »
OUAGADOUGOU Burkina Faso should announce provisional results on Monday from an election to choose the West African country’s first new leader in decades, the head of the electoral commission said. Sunday’s peaceful election comes after longtime leader Blaise C... More »
