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OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The exhumed remains of Burkina Faso's beloved ex-president Thomas Sankara, whose 1987 murder shocked the West African nation, were laid to rest at a ceremony in the capital Ouagadougou on Thursday.

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations will need to mobilise a record $2.25 billion this year to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of Congo following a major offensive by M23 rebels last year, the U.N. coordinator for the country, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Wednesday.

DAKAR (Reuters) - At least 19 members of Burkina Faso's army were killed in an attack in the north of the country on Monday, two security sources said, the second major assault on forces fighting jihadist militants in the area in less than a week.

By Pulcherie Adjoha and Seraphin Zounyekpe ECO SIKA, Benin (Reuters) - Maize husks, cassava peelings, coconut shells and other organic waste are the u...

DAKAR (Reuters) - At least 19 members of Burkina Faso's army were killed in an attack in the north of the country on Monday, two security sources said...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali, all ruled by military juntas, have proposed a regional partnership to

BAMAKO -Three peacekeepers from Senegal were killed and five seriously injured after their convoy hit an improvised explosive device in central Mali, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country and...

OUAGADOUGOU — Armed assailants kidnapped around 50 women searching for food in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum on Jan. 12 and 13, the government said…

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's main opposition party has named Samura Kamara, the runner-up in the last presidential election, as its candidate f...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - At least 51 soldiers were killed when their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the army said on Monday, the...