Bajekal was executive editor and international editor at TIME. Anti-government protesters gather in the Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, Oct. 31, 2014. Bajekal was executive ...

The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 are closed on Friday, March 13, 2026, due to a crash involving two 18-wheelers. Interstate 35 southbound closed in downtown area due to crash involving ...

France's President François Hollande said Monday that France had facilitated the evacuation of Burkina Faso’s president, Blaise Compaoré, after his ouster last week and urged the military to hand ...

The president of Burkina Faso stepped down Friday after protesters stormed parliament and set the building ablaze, ending the 27-year reign of one of Africa's longest-serving rulers. Burkina Faso ...

Having spent years burnishing his credentials as Africa's peacemaker, Burkina Faso's longtime ruler Blaise Compaoré may never get a chance to broker a peace deal in his own country. On Friday, ...

A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life in prison for his role in the 1987 assassination. By Declan Walsh Thirty-five years after the killing of ...

Burkina Faso's president, Blaise Compaore, stepped down last night after 27 years in power following a wave of protests against his rule. He said elections for a new leader would be held in 90 days.

The vote on the controversial bill to change the Burkina Faso constitution to allow President Blaise Compaoré to run for a third term was scheduled for yesterday, 30 October, but ended up not taking ...

Burkina Faso’s political transition is now underway. Michel Kafando, retired diplomat and former foreign minister, has been appointed interim President and Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida, who ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Playing host to a motley crew of arms dealers, diamond smugglers and rebels, Burkina Faso once lay at the ...

One of the longest standing African leaders has bowed out, following intense public pressure for him to vacate power. After 27 years as head of state, Blaise Compaore has stepped down from the ...