On 26 September 2023, dissidents of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces attempted to overthrow the ruling military junta led by Ibrahim Traoré, which came to...

A coup d'état was launched in Burkina Faso on 23 January 2022. Gunfire erupted in front of the presidential residence in the Burkinabé capital Ouagadougou...

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the...

Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist who served as President of Burkina Faso from his coup in 1983 to his assassination in 1987. He is viewed by supporters...

A coup d'état took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, removing Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba over his alleged inability to deal...

Burkinabé politician. In 1992 he became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso since 1983, serving from 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994. Ouédraogo, a...

Prostitution in Burkina Faso is not specifically prohibited by the law, but soliciting and pimping are illegal. Burkinabe society only accepts sexual intercourse...

Football is the most popular sport in Burkina Faso. And the national association can look back on recent developments with a great deal of pride. Reaching...

October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Dijon. Born in the Ivory Coast, Fofana plays for the Burkina Faso national...

served as the President of Burkina Faso from 2015 until he was deposed in 2022. He was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1996 and President...

The Burkina Faso–Mali border is 1,325 km (823 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Ivory Coast in the west to the tripoint with Niger in the east...

The 2015 Burkina Faso coup d'état attempt was a failed coup d'état launched on 16 September 2015 in Burkina Faso, when members of the Regiment of Presidential...

Burkina Faso competed at the 2023 African Games held from 8 to 23 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana. Burkina Faso competed in 15 sports. "13e Jeux africains:...

of Justice, Human Rights and Civic Promotion, Keeper of the Seals of Burkina Faso is responsible for the following: Justice (organization of the judicial...

intervention against the Nigerien junta. Conversely, the military juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali announced they would send troops in support of the junta were...

in Burkina Faso with a population of 1,129,000 (as of 2023[update]); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital...

ߖߎ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ߲) is a language of the Mande language family spoken mainly in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali, and also in some other countries, including Ghana...

particular, the intensive conflict in the three countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso has been referred to as the Sahel War. The conflict is generally seen...

August 1955) is a Burkinabé politician who served in the government of Burkina Faso as Minister of Mines, Quarries, and Energy from 2000 to 2011. Cissé was...

Human rights in Burkina Faso are addressed in its constitution, which was ratified in 1991. The 2009 Human Rights Report by the United States Department...

nearby countries, such as in Guinea, Mali, and Sudan in 2021, and two in Burkina Faso in January and September 2022, which has led to the region being called...

human rights activist from Burkina Faso. As of 2012, she was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burkina Faso to the Nordic and Baltic countries...

consultant He was Minister of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts of Burkina faso from January 2018 to December 2021. Dr Harouna Kaboré was born on July...

of Burkina Faso. Born in the Dabou, Ivory Coast, after becoming the First Lady in 1987 she spent much of her time on charity work in Burkina Faso. Her...

language, also known as Seme (Sɛmɛ), is a language spoken mainly in Burkina Faso. It is part of the Kru languages or unclassified within the proposed...

Environment and Water from 1995 to 1999, and Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2008. He was appointed as Burkina Faso's Ambassador to Austria later in...

1983, a coup d'état was launched in the Republic of Upper Volta (today Burkina Faso) in an event sometimes referred to as the August revolution (French:...

a Burkinabé politician and diplomat. He served in the government of Burkina Faso as Minister of Security from 2000 to 2007 and as Minister of Foreign...

civils tués dans deux attaques au nord du Burkina Faso". Ouest-France.fr. "Six civils tués dans trois villages au Burkina Faso". 25 September 2019 – via www...

21 October 2016. "Burkina Faso foiled coup attempt in early October, minister says". Reuters. 21 October 2016. "Au Burkina Faso, le pouvoir affirme...