Burkina Faso, a poor, landlocked former French colony in the heart of West Africa, is dying. It faces one if not two jihadist insurgencies that have seized hold over much of the countryside, ...

Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...

In this talk, Dr. Luna investigates agricultural technology adoption in the cotton sector of Burkina Faso. She uses the framework of racial capitalism to explain why and how agricultural modernization ...

May 3 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso holds legislative elections on Sunday which are expected to give President Blaise Compaore's ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) party a reinforced majority ...

WASHINGTON, October 26, 2017‒ A new World Bank Group report titled, The Geography of Welfare in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Togo explains the failure of the sub-region’s strong economic ...

6.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance 2.1 million people are internally displaced 46 locations under siege of nonstate armed groups 40% of people live below the poverty line Support ...