Scientists in Burkina Faso have released thousands of mosquitoes genetically altered to be sterile. Continue reading →

Gunmen killed six people including a priest outside a Catholic church in Burkina Faso on Sunday, a local official said, the second attack on Christians in two weeks in a nation increasingly overrun by jihadists. Continue reading →

Hostages freed by French commandos from militants in Burkina Faso offered their condolences on Saturday to the families of the two French soldiers killed in the rescue operation. Continue reading →

A senior minister with Burkina Faso’s government says a Edith Blais and her Italian companion who have been missing in West Africa since last December are alive and no longer in his country. Continue reading →

Burkina Faso, which had previously been known for its stability in a troubled region, has suffered 499 deaths from attacks on civilians between November 2018 and March 23. Continue reading →

Edith Blais of Quebec and her travel companion, Luca Taccheto of Italy, went missing in December while travelling in Burkina Faso. Continue reading →

ISIS is claiming it kidnapped and killed a Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso in January. Continue reading →

Burkina Faso’s armed forces have killed 146 jihadists in three counterterror operations in the northwest near the border with Mali, the army’s commander general said. Continue reading →

About 400 people attended the 55-year-old man’s funeral at Knox United Church in the suburb of Lower Sackville. Continue reading →

Jean Paul Badoum, an official with the West African country’s Ministry of Security, says the gunmen who kidnapped Kirk Woodman appear to have stolen a number of items, including money, cell phones and computers. Continue reading →