Burkina Faso's junta leader Ibrahim Traore rejects democracy, while a new alliance in exile pushes for its return — but Traore holds the advantage. It is striking who is not meant to be part of ...

More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in violence-wracked Burkina Faso since 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday that accuses the army and civilian militias of killing ...

Democracy "kills" and the people of Burkina Faso must "forget" it, the country's military ruler has said in an interview aired on state television. Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in a coup ...

Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traore, says that people need to “forget” about democracy, just three months after his government dissolved all political parties in the West African nation.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)'s spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, on Wednesday announced that India has sent a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso as humanitarian ...

April 2 (UPI) --More than 1,800 civilians have been killed since the military took power in Burkina Faso as it has gone after al-Qaeda-linked jihadist groups wreaking havoc in the region for years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flying the Burkina Faso national flag in Ouagadougou [File: Theo Renaut/AP] Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered the ...

Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’ People in Burkina Faso should forget about democracy as it is “not for us”, the ...

Burkina Faso’s military ruler has called on people in his nation to reject democratic rule, telling a state broadcaster, “We must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us.” Interim President Ibrahim ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Government forces in Burkina Faso killed over twice as many civilians as jihadist groups between 2023 and 2025, ...

DAKAR, April 3 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military leader, who seized power in a coup in September 2022, told journalists that "people need to forget about democracy" and that "democracy kills", the ...