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

In Burkina Faso, on May 25, 2024, a national conference took place to establish the country’s new political agenda. This conference concluded with a five-year extension to its military transition, ...

The fifth coup in West and Central Africa this decade comes amid an increasingly bloody Islamist insurgency that has killed ...

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 ...

In Burkina Faso, thousands of people rallied in support of interim President Ibrahim Traoré Wednesday, after military rulers said they foiled a plot to overthrow his transitional government. Traoré ...

A lieutenant colonel appointed to oversee security in Burkina Faso’s capital has emerged as the leader of a military coup that overthrew President Roch Kabore after heavy gunfights in Ouagadougou.

No evidence Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré accused Kenyan and French presidents of plotting to assassinate himIN SHORT: A graphic that appears to quote Burkina Faso military leader Ibrahim Traoré as ...

Top army officials say Lieutenant Colonel Issac Zida should lead country after protests forced president to step down. Burkina Faso's top military officials have thrown their support behind ...