Burkina Faso is investigating killings in two northern villages in February, a government spokesperson said Saturday, dismissing a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report about the Burkinabe army's ...

(Nairobi) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages on February 25, 2024, Human Rights Watch said today. These mass ...

Burkina Faso has temporarily suspended the programs of Voice of America and BBC/Africa following the broadcast of news stories about a Human Rights Watch report accusing the Burkinabè army of ...

Burkina Faso has said a Human Rights Watch report alleging that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in two attacks on February 25 made “baseless accusations”. The HRW report on Thursday ...

Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country’s armed ...

Members of the traditional dance troupe from Burkina Faso's Sahel region perform at a national competition in Bobo-Dioulasso on April 30. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali for The Washington Post ...

Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on a mass killing of civilians carried out by the country's armed forces.

April 28 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso has suspended a number of Western and African media over their coverage of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings ...

Burkina Faso has accused three French diplomats of “subversive activities” and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours, according to a foreign ministry letter viewed by Reuters and ...

(Reuters) -Burkina Faso's military government has expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, the Burkina foreign ministry said in a letter seen by Reuters on Thursday.

The West African nation "strongly rejects" allegations its army killed at least 223 civilians in February. Human Rights Watch says at least 56 children were killed by soldiers in Soro village.

Burkina Faso has suspended several international news organisations, some of them for an indefinite period, said a statement from communications regulator the CSC. Among those named in the weekend ...