Traore’s sovereignty message has won support across Africa, but his record at home faces scrutiny.

ABUJA, Nigeria — As news emerged this week about hundreds of Burkina Faso citizens killed separately by both jihadi groups and government forces, images of Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim ...

Burkina Faso’s military government says it has foiled a late-night coup plot targeting President Capt. Ibrahim Traoré Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said intelligence services intercepted the plan ...

As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country’s latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore, emerged from the ...