Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

A World Bank funded study shows that increased air pollution caused by motorbikes and dust is causing some 200 new cancer cases in the Burkina Faso...

The United Nations Population Fund has launched a campaign in Burkina Faso to drastically reduce maternal mortality by promoting assisted delivery...

Retired soldiers in Burkina Faso have rejected a government bid to ease grievances over pensions and other working conditions – complaints that...

A World Health Organization evaluation of West African countries’ progress in controlling malaria has recommended that donors allocate more funds to...

Cotton industry officials in West Africa’s largest cotton producing nation are celebrating a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that US...

The end of the rainy season in Africa could trigger the worst meningitis epidemic to hit the continent in a decade, which the international...

Soldiers in Burkina Faso took to the streets and threatened to use force this week after talks over working conditions broke down. Around 100...

Five-year-old Salamata Compaore in Burkina Faso suffers from a malformation of the heart that leads to shortness of breath, stunted growth and...

The death of a 14-year-old girl from female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) has sparked shock and anger in Burkina Faso, which has been seen as...

Floods in Burkina Faso have wiped out thousands of hectares of farmland, threatening immediate hunger for at least 3,000 households and are likely...