Feb 8, 2024 · Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's …

Mar 15, 2025 · Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation of 23 million people in Sahel, an arid strip of land south of the Sahara, in recent years has become the symbol of the security crisis in the …

Mar 3, 2025 · Policy Problem. As the global epicenter of Salafi-jihadi activity, the Sahel in 2023 accounted for 26 percent of global terrorist attacks, which caused 47 percent of terrorist …

3 days ago · Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso : HRP 2024 - Suivi périodique de la réponse humanitaire, janvier à décembre 2024 Format Situation Report Source. OCHA; Posted 17 Feb …

3 days ago · In April 2024, Burkina Faso’s media regulator suspended the French news network TV5 and several other media outlets for two weeks after they reported on a Human Rights …

Jun 3, 2024 · Burkina Faso has been named the world’s most neglected displacement crisis by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) for the second year. In its annual report, released …

Jun 24, 2024 · Since 2019, Burkina Faso has been in a state of near-constant conflict. Extremist groups control or occupy large swaths of the country—about 40-50% according to some …

Jul 11, 2024 · Since 2019, Burkina Faso has faced a severe refugee crisis. In the past year alone, an additional 707,000 citizens have become displaced and thousands have lost access to aid. …

Aug 29, 2023 · Originating in Mali, militant Islamist groups threaten an increasing number of communities throughout Burkina Faso, shifting the epicenter of violence in the Sahel. Military …

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country situated in West Africa. The country is landlocked; surrounded by Mali to the north and west, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, and …

Here’s what you need to know about Burkina Faso’s crisis in 2024 — and what Concern is doing to help. 1. Burkina Faso has faced a decade of crisis, with an escalation of violence over the …

Corruption in Burkina Faso is a problem that permeates all sectors of its society. Bureaucratic corruption in Burkina Faso is particularly rampant and it was one of the main reasons for the …

3 days ago · The arrests are part of a wider trend in the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States, AES, comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.All three countries have undergone coups in …

Feb 14, 2024 · Humanitarian needs are on the rise with no end in sight to the violence that has left more than 2 million people internally displaced across Burkina Faso. In just the first 18 months …

Feb 21, 2024 · Leaders of Burkina Faso’s two coups in 2022 both cited insecurity and various forms of misgovernance as reasons for their military takeovers. Both promised to restore …

1 day ago · Au Burkina Faso, « le musèlement de toute voix dissidente est devenue la règle ». C'est la déclaration de Human Rights Watch, vendredi 28 mars, sur l'antenne de RFI. L'ONG …

Increasing violence and the spread of extremist activities places Burkina Faso on the brink of collapse. Burkina Faso has strengthened its political and military cooperation with Mali and...

Burkina Faso’s human rights situation seriously deteriorated in 2022 as deadly attacks by Islamist armed groups against civilians surged, military forces and pro-government militias committed...

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Dec 1, 2021 · Concluding a four-day to visit Burkina Faso, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday that the country faces “a multitude of challenges with severe …

Burkina Faso is engulfed in a severe crisis due to jihadist violence, inter-communal conflicts, and the shortcomings of government in addressing security and social problems Since the first …

Jan 28, 2022 · Months of tension and protests in Burkina Faso culminated in a military takeover on Monday 24 January. The political crisis adds to a fragile context characterised by an …

Jun 8, 2022 · 3.5 million people in Burkina Faso require humanitarian assistance, representing a 60% increase in the last year. Over 1.2 million Burkinabés have been displaced by conflict, …