Since then, the country has suffered recurrent attacks, including on schools, by armed groups. As the security situation deteriorates, some 900,000 people have become internally displaced. Burkina ...

Even when compared with other developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Burkina Faso’s some 15 million people have very ... only about half of primary school-aged children actually attended classes.

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...