Capt Ibrahim Traoré, who seized power in 2023, says democratic rule would not work for his country.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore at a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last year ...

Amnesty International calls the latest Traore government crackdown a ‘flagrant attack’ on basic rights.

The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighbouring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali. The rulers of Burkina Faso and Mali also ...

Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, leader of the military junta that overthrew Burkina Faso's president in January, is sworn in as head of state during a ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ...

Burkina Faso said this month it had foiled an assassination attempt on military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore, but analysts -- sceptical after a long series of increasingly unbelievable plots -- ...

India, Jan. 31 -- Burkina Faso's military government has formally dissolved all political parties and seized their assets, marking a decisive turn toward deeper authoritarian rule in the conflict-hit ...

Russia has doubled down on its Africa strategy in recent weeks by sending weapons to Madagascar, training soldiers in the ...

Heads of state of Mali's Assimi Goita, Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore and Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani walk together during the first ordinary summit of heads of state and governments of ...