A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, sharply increasing its earlier death toll claim, according to a group that tracks ...

The military coups in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have resulted in an avalanche of false information, especially about the ...

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and ...

An attack on a military base in northern Burkina Faso killed multiple soldiers, while a separate assault in the south left dozens of civilians dead, sources told Reuters on Monday, underscoring ...

Fueled by social media and a historic break in trust of media and other institutions, the spread of lies, mistruths, and disinformation continues to undermine civil discourse, cause political ...

More than 100 people, mostly soldiers, were reportedly killed in a coordinated jihadist assault in northern Burkina Faso, according to accounts from insiders familiar with the situation.

A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...

Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in ...

In the southern province of Koulpelogo, near the border with Togo, three villages – Bousgou, Salemboare and Yonde – came ...

It is important to note that the disinformation we are witnessing is not new and there are strong reasons why progressive Africans want to support Traoré. The return of the military to power in Mali, ...

I now know that Africa has been in search of a progressive hero since the passage of the great ones - Nkrumah, Lumumba, Nasser, Nyerere, Mandela, Sankara, etc. I know because of the thoughtless and ...