The Burkina Faso armed forces summarily executed at least 9 men and forcibly disappeared and apparently killed 18 others in 3 incidents since February 2023 in Séno province.; Executions and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday three episodes involving the militia in Burkina Faso have resulted in the forced disappearances and purported deaths of 18 men, the execution of at least ...

Burkina Faso’s military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist ...

Burkina Faso's military killed 44 people, including 20 children, in the village of Nondin and 179 people, including 36 children, in the nearby village of Soro, HRW's report said, ...

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U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) last week accused soldiers of the Burkina Faso junta of extrajudicial executions of 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in Nondin and Soro villages ...

It was a walk 16-year-old Adama had done countless times, feeding the cows not far from his grandmother's house in northern Burkina Faso. But one day in mid-February, the teen who dreamed of ...

Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the country in 2018, a government source told AFP news agency on Saturday.

Burkina Faso President Ibrahim Traoré (center), attends the closing ceremony of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou on March 4, 2023.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger created their own security partnership, known as the Alliance of Sahel States, in 2023. Following a September 2022 coup, Capt. Ibrahim Traore was named the ...