Selected Articles

Video: Burkina Faso parliament passes anti-gay law in latest blow to LGBTQ rights in Africa - France24 03.09.25 488055
Burkina Faso parliament passes law outlawing LGBTQ practices - CNN 02.09.25 488053
Burkina Faso's parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts - BBC 02.09.25 488057
Burkina Faso passes law outlawing homosexual practices - DW 02.09.25 488054
Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as a crime punishable with prison, fines - Al Jazeera 02.09.25 488056
The world’s most ignored displacement crisis: Burkina Faso – in pictures - Guardian 19.11.24 441655
Burkina Faso Plans to Reinstate Death Penalty: Restoring Cruel, Irreversible Punishment a Huge Step Back for Rights - Human Rights Watch 11.11.24 440788
The forgotten crisis in Burkina Faso - Al Jazeera 03.06.24 417148
Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group - Guardian 25.04.24 408850
The world's most neglected crisis: Displacement in Burkina Faso - Relief Web 19.12.23 390146
Burkina Faso: Unlawful Killings, ‘Disappearances’ by the Army - Humans Rights Watch 29.06.23 356014
Upsurge in Atrocities by Islamist Armed Groups - HRW 15.06.23 352519
Army Linked to Massacre of 156 Civilians - HRW 04.05.23 344234
Armed Islamists Kill, Rape Civilians - HRW 16.05.22 287217
As conflict stalks Burkina Faso borderlands, hunger spreads - Reuters 13.12.21 265163
Shunned and banished: Victims blamed for incest in Burkina Faso - Al Jazeera 01.03.21 236731
Regional human rights bodies struggle to uphold rights amid political headwinds - Amnesty 21.10.20 224184
How one of the most stable nations in West Africa descended into mayhem - NY Times 15.10.20 224187
Burkina Faso’s unfolding humanitarian crisis - New Int 09.10.20 218885
UN refugee agency condemns ‘brutal and callous’ killings in Burkina Faso - UN News 08.10.20 224188
Surrounded by war, Burkinabe civilians have votes taken away - Al Jazeera 06.10.20 224190
Burkina Faso: Humanitarian snapshot - Reliefweb 19.08.20 224191
One million flee escalating violence in Burkina Faso - UN News 18.08.20 224192
1 million people displaced in Burkina Faso - AP News 18.08.20 214298
Caught between climate crisis and armed violence in Burkina Faso - Al Jazeera 27.07.20 213257
Humanitarian needs grow as Burkina Faso faces unprecedented level of internal displacement - Reliefweb 21.07.20 224189
A charity in Burkina Faso teaches criminals to sing - The Economist 18.07.20 224193
Burkina Faso queries Human Rights Watch report on army killings - Reuters 10.07.20 224183
Residents’ accounts point to mass executions - HRW 08.07.20 224180
‘Killing field’: At least 180 bodies discovered in Burkina Faso - Al Jazeera 08.07.20 224181
Armed Islamists attack education - HRW 26.05.20 224185
Militants increasing attacks on Burkina Faso mines - AP News 09.05.20 224195
New massacres by Islamist armed groups - HRW 23.04.20 205500
Jihadis, vigilantes, and demoralised troops: A who’s who in Burkina Faso’s spiralling crisis - The New Humanitarian 09.03.20 224194
“Profit over human rights? Gold mining in Burkina Faso and Switzerland’s responsibility” - Business-Human Rights 16.03.16 224182
Thousands displaced after escalating violence in Boucle du Mouhoun region - msf 26.08.22 302510
Burkina Faso: thousands displaced after an increase in violence in the Boucle du Mouhoun - MFS 26.08.22 302880
Burkina Faso: African Development Bank supports government efforts to relieve Internally Displaced Persons - African Development Bank 27.09.22 307406
Acted joins forces to support vulnerable people: In March 2023, the National Council for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation (CONASUR) recorded 2,062,534 Internally Displaced… 449323
Humanitarian partners call for increased mobilization of US$792.6 million to meet urgent needs of 3.7 million people in Burkina Faso - UN Office for the Coordination of Human… 451288