A charismatic 37-year-old, Burkina Faso's military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has skilfully built the persona of a ...

Ivory Coast, the world's biggest cashew grower, has raised its projected output to 1.3 million metric tons from 1.15 million ...

Why ex-bank boss Tidjane Thiam has been barred from seeking the Ivorian presidency - and the potential fallout.

Thousands of people rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday in support of the military junta after an ...

notably from France and Ivory Coast, have supported destabilisation efforts to maintain their regional influence and counter Traoré’s push for national sovereignty. Burkina Faso’s economy ...

Since 2015 Burkina Faso has been plagued by jihadist violence from groups linked to the Islamic State group or Al-Qaeda. Traore claimed last year that Ivory Coast was a “centre of operations ...

The military regime in Burkina Faso has said its intelligence service thwarted a plot to overthrow the junta in April. It said the coup attempt was planned in Ivory Coast. Burkina Faso's military ...

Tension is mounting after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso. Officials say a plot to overthrow Capt Ibrahim Traoré has been ...

Burkina Faso’s military-led government has ... He further alleged that the masterminds of the plan were operating from Ivory Coast, identifying two former army officers believed to be behind ...

Fortuna Mining shifts focus to Guinea for gold exploration, citing discovery potential, after exiting neighboring Burkina ...

Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré vows to resist imperialism and remain unbroken after mass rally shows strong support for his ...