Burkina Faso

A win would confirm the Pharaohs as Group A winners with two games to spare

Nigerian club beats Burkina Faso 2-0 at home despite missing two penalties

Delivers first global title for Burkina Faso with victory in triple jump event

Burkina Faso's new leader is army Captain Ibrahim Traore

Country will play second consecutive final after beating Burkina Faso 3-1 in semi-finals

Manager has led beleaguered country into AFCON semis, where they will meet Senegal

Hosts bag 2-0 win over Gambia at Africa Cup of Nations; Stallions edge Tunisia 1-0

One-time champions set up last-eight showdown with Burkina Faso after latter beat Gabon

Both teams play identical 1-1 draw against Cape Verde, Ethiopia respectively to advance in event

Attackers struck during night, killing residents of village of Solhan in Yagha province bordering Niger

Mali has been besieged by a wave of deadly strikes against army outposts and other targets in recent weeks

After "unidentified armed individuals" ambushed five buses carrying employees of a mining company

The operation leads to the arrest of some 100 militants

Forces tens of thousands to flee their homes

No explanation given for resignations

Canada has 250 soldiers and eight army helicopters deployed in neighbouring Mali as part of a UN peacekeeping mission

After a suspected militant attack trigger the state of unrest

Goes to the African state as part of a humanitarian aid program

Education is one of the victims in a country struggling to contain violence

Mali's unrest stems from a 2012 Tuareg separatist uprising which was exploited by militants

Police and military are in front line of three-year-old militant offensive in north of Burkina Faso

Cars, buses and trucks will not be subjected to ban in Burkina Faso

Recent surge of attacks in Burkina Faso is result of pressure on militant insurgents in neighbouring Mali and Niger

French embassy attack leaves nine assailants dead and at least 80 people were injured

eight people were killed at the army headquarters and French embassy

Witnesses said five armed men got out of a car and opened fire on passersby before heading towards embassy

Eight members of the armed forces were killed by the blast

Burkina Faso, like other countries in West Africa, has been targeted sporadically by militant groups

Suspected militants killed at least 17 people, wounded eight

Pharaohs are set to face Burkina Faso in Africa Cup of Nations

The 34-year-old central defender, known to have a decent career, drops to the floor just after the second half

The collision on the main road between Ouagadougou and the western city of Bobo-Dioulasso, happened around midnight

Africa's top cotton producer is dropping genetically-modified (GM) cotton on quality grounds

The couple were seized on January 15 from the town of Djibo near Burkina Faso's border with Mali

A Burkinabe intelligence source told AFP the Australians were a couple in their 80s

Presidential guard members seized acting president Michel Kafando, prime minister Isaac Zida, and two ministers