Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered African leaders a partnership focused on local manufacturing, technology transfer and infrastructure, saying Moscow wants to process resources on the continent rather…
by Staff WriterBurkina Faso’s unelected legislature has unanimously adopted a new penal code restoring the death penalty, reversing the country’s 2018 abolition of capital punishment for ordinary crimes.
by Staff WriterScientists in Burkina Faso have developed eight rice varieties using nuclear techniques, producing crops that mature faster and deliver substantially higher yields than varieties already listed in the…
by Staff WriterJohannesburg – Seventeen African countries have signed controversial bilateral health agreements with the United States under President Donald Trump’s restructured aid strategy, replacing traditional multilateral programmes with direct…
by Staff WriterThree years after Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power, Burkina Faso continues to wrestle with the challenge of asserting national sovereignty while safeguarding basic freedoms. Traoré, who was 37…
by Staff WriterCOPENHAGEN - Denmark will close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso after a series of military coups over the past few years, the Danish foreign ministry said…
by Staff WriterDAKAR - Burkina Faso's military junta has approved an amended family code that includes provisions criminalizing homosexuality, a significant departure from the previous acceptance of same-sex relations in…
by Staff WriterGANDO - Architech Diebedo Francis Kere, recognised globally for his innovative, sustainable designs, was feted as a hero in Burkina Faso over the weekend, on his first hometown…
by Staff WriterOUAGADOUGOU - The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week's military coup, effective until constitutional order is restored, the AU…
by Staff WriterAt least 14 people were shot dead in an attack on a church in eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday morning, the government said.
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