Burkina Faso's embattled President Blaise Compaore announced on Friday that he was stepping down to make way for elections after a violent uprising against his 27-year rule. His resignation came as ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore returned to the West African country Thursday, the first time since being ousted in a popular uprising eight years ago.

Compaore sparked unrest in the nation after an attempt was made to extend his 27-year rule by a constitutional amendment. Compaore sparked unrest in the nation after an attempt was made to extend his ...

Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore’s sentence of life imprisonment by an Ouagadougou military court for complicity in the murder of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara, marks an important victory ...

France's top court on Tuesday approved the extradition of the brother of Burkina Faso's ousted leader Blaise Compaore to face prosecution in his homeland over the murder of a journalist. The Court of ...

A military tribunal sentenced former President Blaise Compaoré, who is now in exile, to life in prison for his role in the 1987 assassination. By Declan Walsh Thirty-five years after the killing of ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) – President Blaise Compaore is calling on Muslims to stop using violence as a way of expression. Compaore, a Christian, said that violence should not be the response of ...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's interim prime minister has pledged to open enquiries into the deaths of a revered former president and an investigative journalist -- key demands of protesters ...