The former president of Burkina Faso showed us that it is possible to cultivate political virtues for ethical politics

Former president Blaise Compaoré hid in Côte d’Ivoire, Hyacinthe Kafando also had to be judged in absentia and Gilbert Diendéré rejected any responsibility for the president’s…

Thomas Sankara and 12 colleagues were gunned down by a hit squad in 1987 at a meeting of the ruling National Revolutionary Council.

Blaise Compaoré has gone down in history as the man directly responsible for the assasination of Thomas Sankara. He will stand trial in the capital Ouagadougou, along with 13…

A little over 31 years ago, the president of Burkina Faso was murdered in a coup instigated by his former friend and army captain, Blaise Compaoré

Burkina Faso’s presidential guard declared a coup on Thursday after arresting the interim president and key government figures.

We can learn from what the great 1960s anticolonial movements accomplished.

Political parties and civil society have gathered in Ouagadougou to hammer out a handover plan after the ousting of president Blaise Compaoré.

An AU delegation has begun talks with military leader Isaac Zida after he pledged to relinquish power to a civilian transitional government.

Isaac Zida says he has taken power after a week of violent protest against President Blaise Compaore’s 27-year rule .

Protesters say they have had enough of President Blaise Compaoré and want to stall an attempt by government to have him re-elected next year.

Representatives of the Ansar Dine Islamist group in northern Mali are to meet the lead mediator as plans for military action take shape.

Four students were injured during a protest on Friday, three by bullets, as Burkina Faso police opened fire to disperse the youths.

President Blaise Compaore appointed a former ambassador to France as the new prime minister, hoping to restore stability after violent protests.

A mutiny in Burkina Faso spread on Monday as police joined soldiers on a rampage in a northern town, and students staged violent protests in the west.

Burkina Faso’s president, facing a military mutiny, strove to reassert his authority on Friday after mass protests and a night when soldiers ran riot.

Burkina Faso voted on Sunday in a presidential poll, which appeared to generate little enthusiasm and was expected to keep Blaise Compaore in power.

Mediators looked to have secured an end to Côte d’Ivoie’s political crisis on Monday after the key players agreed to salvage a political accord.

Rapid economic growth rates in Africa are at risk from a global downturn, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) told West African leaders on Monday. The IMF has cut…

Leaders of Côte d’Ivoire were to meet on Tuesday with President Blaise Compaore of neighbouring Burkina Faso to fine-tune details of a peace deal brokered by him. Ivorian…