ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim ...

Ibrahim Traoré, president of Burkina Faso since October 2022, polarizes opinion, not only in Burkina Faso itself but also on the Pan-African and internationalist left. Some cheer for him as the hope ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country's latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore, ...

Burkina Faso’s President Capt. Ibrahim Traoré visited Russia to advocate for education for young Africans. Burkina Faso’s President Capt. Ibrahim Traoré is making international headlines following his ...

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.

Burkina Faso has moved to high alert as the fallout from Mali’s escalating conflict spreads across the Sahel. President ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In June 2025, videos surfaced on social media alleging that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had told interim ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an alleged coup attempt and comments by an American official ...

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The ...