DAKAR, Senegal — Video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to implicate government-allied militia, Human Rights Watch said, calling on ...

In Group L of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, the fate is already sealed, with Burkina Faso and Senegal securing qualification with two games left, leaving Burundi and Malawi out of ...

Vincent Aboubakar scored two late goals as Cameroon staged a comeback to beat Burkina Faso and take third place at the Africa Cup of Nations. Senegal book Africa Cup of Nations final spot in win ...

A military alliance between Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger has withdrawn their respective ambassadors from Algeria in response ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso's ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights ...

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