The Latest Breaking News from Burkina Faso

"Health and Sovereignty" was the theme. "Medical sovereignty is one of the multifaceted parts of sovereignty and Russia wants to help African countries advance it," he said in French to the Burkina24 network at the conference, where some wore stickers of the Russian and Burkina Faso flags.

Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories.

Learn about the challenges faced by a joint security force formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to combat extremist violence in the Sahel region.

The West African Sahel nation has been struggling to contain armed groups for a decade.