The West African country's junta accused the former colonial power of undermining its national interests.

The government’s drive to demonstrate progress has made some soldiers hostile to those needing to leave their homes.

Traore led the coup that ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, who had seized power in a previous coup in January and ...

The military government, in power since 2022 coup, accused France of having ‘neo-colonial ambitions’.

Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced on June 26 that Burkina Faso will break off bilateral relations with Paris. The 2,500 French ...

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 ...

The Captain Ibrahim Traoré-led government of Burkina Faso has officially awarded an industrial mining permit to its ...

Traoré, who seized power after ousting interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in a coup d'état in September 2022, has been enjoying some positive reviews on social media recently. Admirers have ...

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.

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 ...