A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traoré, and disable a drone base, ahead of a planned foreign military intervention, was thwarted by security forces, while Burkinabes took to the streets sloganeering in support of Traoré. Image via X By Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch Burkina Faso’s security forces foiled a plot to kill President Ibrahim Traoré and disable a drone base, ahead of a planned military invasion, the country’s minister of security, Mahamadou Sana,

The Sahel country inaugurated an electric vehicle assembly plant in January 2025, revolutionizing the national automotive sector. Image via X By Pedro Stropasolas, People's Dispatch Under the government of President Ibrahim Traoré , Burkina Faso launched its first brand of domestically assembled electric cars, Itaoua. The name is a tribute to a village near Ouagadougou, the country’s capital. The horse that illustrates the logo represents strength, prestige, and longevity. To

Image via the Communist Party (Switzerland) 25th Congress of the Communist Party concluded. Massimiliano Ay re-elected General Secretary In the presence of 120 delegates, the 25th Congress of the Communist Party (Switzerland) concluded with full satisfaction at the Arbedo Civic Center after two days of proceedings. The sessions were opened by MP Lea Ferrari and Arbedo-Castione, social democratic municipal councillor Gabriele Del Don, as well as by a video message from the Jew

For young people, who make up 75% of Burkina Faso’s population, Sankara’s legacy lives on in the policies of the current president. Photo via Capitaine Ibrahim TRAORÉ on X By Pedro Stropasolas, People's Dispatch Thirty-eight years after the assassination of Pan-Africanist leader Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré , paid tribute to the father of the August 1983 Revolution in the Sahel country. Traoré visited the mausoleum on October 15 where the c

Image via news video screenshot. By Milkaela Nhondo Erskog On September 16, the people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will mark the...

42 years after the 1983 revolution, Burkina Faso takes bold steps toward sovereignty. Image via X By Pedro Stropasolas, People's Dispatch...

On the anniversary of Thomas Sankara coming to power in Burkina Faso, Jonis Ghedi Alasow reflects on how his legacy lives on in new...

The coup in Burkina Faso was a reset button. Not against democracy, but against its simulation. Ibrahim Traoré, April 30, 2025 -- image...

Events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory against Nazi Germany were organized in countries across Africa,...

“In addition to defense and security, there is another important sphere, namely, science and education. We would like Russia to” teach...

In an historic move Burkina Faso's new transitional government and President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has chosen to pay tribute to the...