The victims were from 18 nationalities, security minister Simon Compaore said, according to CNN At least 23 people are dead following an hours-long siege of a Burkina Faso hotel by Islamic extremists ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Burkina Faso and French forces killed at least three extremists and freed 126 people as they took back control of a luxury hotel in the capital that had been seized by the ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Security officials in Burkina Faso say they have foiled another coup plot in this West African nation and blame it on former presidential guards. Security Minister Simon ...

Several people have been detained and are being questioned in connection with the weekend attack on a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso’s capital that killed about 30 people, the country’s security ...

Minister of Security Simon Compaore said Tuesday several people have been detained and are being questioned over the Saturday siege of Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou and the nearby Cappuccino Café. He ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Authorities say they now have arrested 10 people in connection with attacks in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, most of them charged with providing help and shelter to ...