The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands.

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, a once-in-144-years event, attracts millions through its spiritual, religious, and cultural vitality. This year's gathering in Prayagraj emphasizes spiritual rebirth through ...

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state ...

While African American women didn’t receive the right to vote when the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 — giving the right to white women — African American women played integral roles ...

“I told my husband I would not survive childbirth again, because I have diabetes,” shares Negah Abdallah Ali, who has just delivered her healthy baby, Ashraf, at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire tore through at least 18 temporary tents at a massive Hindu festival thronged by millions of people in India’s northern Prayagraj city, officials said Sunday. There ...

Blasphemy-related violence against religious minorities, fostered in part by government persecution and discriminatory laws, intensified in 2024. For the 546-page world report, in its 35th edition ...

From what I know about the Mossi culture (an ethnic group in West Africa, particularly in central Burkina Faso), such accusations ... and support civil and religious efforts to assist these ...