Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fode Sitafa Mara was employed by the United States embassy when he abused the two girls [US embassy/ Facebook] A United States ...

Al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM has in recent days claimed to have inflicted heavy losses in Burkina Faso as a surge in deadly jihadist attacks sweeps across the Sahelian state. Burkina Faso, ruled by a ...

The Burkina Faso Football Federation unveiled Amir Abdou as the new head coach of the Stallions, signaling what it described as a transition into a phase defined by structure, ambition and renewed ...

West African nations have agreed to activate a regional standby force to combat waves of violence by cross-border armed groups in the region. The decision was made last week at a days-long security ...

ABIDJAN: Al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM has in recent days claimed to have inflicted heavy losses in Burkina Faso as a surge in deadly jihadist attacks sweeps across the Sahelian state. Burkina Faso, ruled ...

An Islamist armed group has killed at least 38 civilians, abducted 9 women, and burned property in 3 separate incidents in northeastern Burkina Faso since late January 2026, Human Rights Watch said ...

Downloadable now across PS5, Xbox, and PC platforms, update 1.2.1.5 for Battlefield 6 isn’t a very large one. The main purpose of the patch is make quality-of-life improvements to the game while also ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former American embassy employee Fode Sitafa Mara will spend life in prison for repeatedly raping two girls while working in Burkina Faso. Mara, 41, lived in an embassy-leased ...

The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption is a dangerous problem in every part of the world, but change for the better is happening in many countries. Research also reveals ...

The central Sahel region has attracted special attention as several non-state armed groups, including terrorists, have taken root over the past dozen years. According to the 2024 Global Terrorism ...

Former US diplomat sentenced to life for abusing two girls in Burkina Faso He used the girls' mother's life-threatening illness as an opportunity to demand sex, said the US Office of Public Affairs.