Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...

Burkina Faso has now joined countries such as Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia in taking steps to ban the usage of wigs.

State TV showed pictures of the rescued women and children on Friday evening Security forces in Burkina Faso have rescued 66 women and children after they were kidnapped by suspected militant ...

Sister Vickness Muleya: The women we welcome have been rejected ... particularly in central Burkina Faso), such accusations are one of the reasons for exclusion. Although rare, men can also ...

Security forces have rescued 66 women and children who were kidnapped by armed fighters in northern Burkina Faso last week. Armed men seized the women and their children on January 12 and 13 ...

President Ibrahim Traoré made the announcement , saying the wigs, which come from British and French traditions, no longer ...

By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Sixty-six women and children kidnapped by armed assailants in northern Burkina Faso last week have been freed, national broadcaster Radiodiffusion ...

The UAE Embassy in Burkina Faso launched a productive unit project to empower local women by teaching them basic skills and integrating them into society as productive members. Fahad Obaid Mohammed Al ...

We support the government of Burkina Faso and other partners to improve health outcomes and empower people in the poorest communities, especially women and girls. Our efforts aim to help improve ...