Fily Traoré is on the radar of African giants: Will he find his next move soon? A heated transfer battle is brewing in North Africa, with Malian sensation Fily "Bafily" Traoré at its center. The ...

At 34, Ibrahim Traoré seized global attention by toppling Burkina Faso's junta—the second coup in a year—vowing to reclaim sovereignty and reject colonial influence. Days later, he was sworn in as ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim ...

Three years ago, Ibrahim Traoré was a junior army officer in Burkina Faso’s armed forces. Today, he has emerged as a surprising anti-Western hero preaching self-reliance and resilience with fans ...

Burkina Faso's interim head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, delivered a powerful address at the Second Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum on July 28, in which he called for greater ...

Caught between ambitions for a unified force and national realities, the Alliance of Sahel States is undergoing its first major test. The handling of the Malian crisis has laid bare the operational ...

Burkina Faso has moved to high alert as the fallout from Mali’s escalating conflict spreads across the Sahel. President Ibrahim Traoré has ordered heightened security in the capital, with elite units ...

On an April morning in 2023, 17-year-old Fatimata Sawadogo* and three relatives in a Yatenga village, northern Burkina Faso, had just finished dawn Islamic prayers when they heard motorcycles and ...

Enthroning the popular will is essential for staunching democratic reversal in the continent, and stemming the tide of military dictatorship. The virus of coups d'état is being spread across Africa ...

Burkina Faso’s military leader Ibrahim Traoré has dissolved 118 civil society groups in a sweeping move authorities say is tied to national security. The decision follows a 2025 law tightening ...