Sahel region faces renewed drought crisis

Drought has again returned to the western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions, threatening to slip the Sahel region into crisis.

Drogba's last chance for Côte d'Ivoire victory in ACN

It may be Didier Drogba's last chance to win the African Cup of Nations as Côte d'Ivoire again begins its quest for a long-awaited continental title.

Botswana bows to Zim in Africa Cup of Nations warm-up

Botswana's 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players went on strike before being held 0-0 at home by an understrength Zimbabwe team in a warm-up game.

Afcon favourites Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana avoid early clash

The Africa Cup of Nations' main contenders Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana avoided each other and the likes of Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia in a kind draw.

Race for Africa Cup of Nations places heats up

The struggle for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations places reaches a climax this weekend with 21 countries chasing 10 tickets to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

Gaddafi ducks, but where will he go?

Gaddafi is on the run. But nobody seems to know where he is, after Niger denied he was in the country, and Burkina Faso said he was not welcome there.

Bafana's Burkina Faso friendly flirts with farce

With both Bafana and Burkina Faso short on top players, tonight's clash in Johannesburg might well be turn out to be little more than a practice game.

Rumbles of Arab Spring rock Burkino Faso

The ministry of education in Burkina Faso agreed to meet some of the demands of striking teachers after thousands of pupils demonstrated.

Burkina Faso rocked by further mutiny

Soldiers from Burkina Faso's second largest military base took to the streets of the country's economic capital on Tuesday night.

Burkinabe police fire on youth protest, four hurt

Four students were injured during a protest on Friday, three by bullets, as Burkina Faso police opened fire to disperse the youths.

Police mutiny spreads in Burkina Faso

A wave of popular anger spread in Burkina Faso on Thursday as police followed the army in staging a mutiny.

Burkina Faso announces new govt amid unrest

Burkina Faso's president has named himself defence minister in a new government announced late on Thursday.

New Burkina Faso premier named after soldier riots

President Blaise Compaore appointed a former ambassador to France as the new prime minister, hoping to restore stability after violent protests.

Burkina Faso mutiny spreads as police, students riot

A mutiny in Burkina Faso spread on Monday as police joined soldiers on a rampage in a northern town, and students staged violent protests in the west.

Burkina Faso leader battles mutiny

Burkina Faso's president, facing a military mutiny, strove to reassert his authority on Friday after mass protests and a night when soldiers ran riot.

Burkina Faso votes in presidential election

Burkina Faso voted on Sunday in a presidential poll, which appeared to generate little enthusiasm and was expected to keep Blaise Compaore in power.

Long and winding road

Adetokunbo Abiola takes a luxury ride from Accra to Ouagadougou.

Low ride, high places

On his regular Book Safari, David L Smith looks at The Democratic King, a novel by a policeman from Burkina Faso about his ideal Africa.

Ghana scrape into Afcon quarterfinals

Ghana have escaped blushes by squeezing into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over Burkina Faso on Tuesday.

Essien ruled out of Ghana's final group match

Ghana suffered a blow to their hopes of qualifying for the Afcon quarterfinals when Michael Essien was ruled out of the game against Burkina Faso.

Film on Ethiopia's brutal past wins African Oscar

A film set in Ethiopia about a bloodthirsty regime under has won best movie award at Africa's top film festival.

Low zinc price sinks Burkina Faso mine project

Plans to dig West Africa's first zinc mine in impoverished Burkina Faso have been scrapped due to funding problems linked to depressed zinc prices.

Youths try to escape 'misery' of Burkina Faso

For Mady Daboné, Europe beckons. "Staying here ... is misery," says the 30-year-old from the village of Begdo in eastern Burkina Faso, adding that several of his friends are already abroad. "I have about 20 of them in Italy and Spain. They have all done well, even though they suffered at the beginning."

African poverty summit kicks off

Heads of state from 17 African countries on Wednesday attended the opening of an African Union summit in Burkina Faso to craft a jobs creation plan to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. The summit was addressed by Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore, who welcomed his fellow leaders to the two-day meeting.

'When I had finished, they didn't even bleed'

The arrest this week of a 63-year-old woman in Burkina Faso accused of circumcising 16 young girls has brought home to many that genital mutilation is still widespread in the West African state, despite being outlawed. She sliced off parts of the girls' genitalia under driving rain "in the backyard, where they usually kill chickens".

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