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Burkina Faso in mourning as militant attack death toll climbs

National flag lowered to half-mast at the parliament, presidency and government offices in capital Ouagadougou following Wednesday’s deadly raid in Burkina’s Sahel region that killed 65 civilians and 15 gendarmes.

Polls close in Burkina Faso election as many don't vote amid violence fears

Some towns weren’t able to conduct voting at all, including Bartiebougou and Tin Akoff, where 14 soldiers were killed in an ambush by Daesh earlier this month.

Burkina Faso votes in election under looming threat of violence

Burkina votes in second election since 2014 revolution with around 400,000 people unable to vote due to violence.

HRW accuses Burkina Faso over killing of 31 unarmed civilians

HRW interviewed 17 people over the alleged killings, including 12 witnesses to the arrests and later burial of the victims, in Djibo, about 200 kilometres north of the capital Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso leader laments "dark stain" after attack kills 24 soldiers

The West African country has been battling with a rising wave of violence since 2015 which left at least 500 dead.

Attack in Burkina Faso's volatile north leaves 19 dead

"Several dozen armed men carried out an attack on the district of Arbinda, shooting several people dead," a local official tells AFP news agency.

Priest, five others killed in Burkina Faso church attack

Officials say gunmen set fire to the church, several shops and a small cafe after killing at least six congregants including a priest during mass in a Catholic church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso.

Is free trade a silver bullet for African prosperity?

''Africa is not a country'' goes the popular meme, and in fact, there are 55 states on the continent. Negotiating a common pan-African position on free trade is a massive undertaking, and informs us why Africa lacks leverage on the global stage.

Ex-Burkina Faso soldier may have participated al-Qaida-linked attacks

Burkina Faso's government has launched an investigation into the attacks which killed eight soldiers and injured more than 80 in the capital,Ouagadougou. It is believed that one of the killed soldiers may have in fact been an assailant.

Al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for Burkina Faso attack

Friday's attacks in Ouagadougou on the French embassy and the country's military HQ left 12 people seriously injured while eight assailants were killed, along with the soldiers. A Mali-based affiliate of al Qaeda claimed responsibility.

Dozens dead or injured in attacks on Burkina army HQ

The capital of Burkina Faso came under multiple attacks on Friday, which also targeted the French embassy and the French cultural centre.

France's Macron arrives in Burkina Faso

After talks with his Burkinese counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore, French President Emmanuel Macron will give a speech at a university and will head to the Ivory Coast and Ghana.