Authorities in Burkina Faso say they have foiled a plot to assassinate the country’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.

A global money-laundering watchdog has removed South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso from its "grey list" of countries subject to increased monitoring.

Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, continuing their trend of distancing themselves from international organizations and moving toward closer ties with Russia.

The governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have declared their immediate withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has voted unanimously to outlaw homosexual acts, introducing prison terms of up to five years.

The Burkina Faso junta has expelled the UN regional coordinator, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, following a report that alleged violations against children in the country.

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso are moving forward with plans to establish a joint counterterrorism force to combat extremist groups in the region, according to Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop.

The junta-led nations of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, the organization confirmed on Wednesday.

The leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, all members of the Sahel Alliance, have decided to raise their defense and security forces to the highest state of alert, according to a joint statement signed by Mali's Interim President and Chairman of the Sahel Alliance conference, Assimi Goita.