Barani is a department or commune of Kossi Province in western Burkina Faso.

According to the 1996 census, the department has a total population of 49,144.

[1] The department of Barani borders the country of Mali to the north.

The village of Barani is most well known as the site of an annual horse festival.

[2] It can be reached via a road heading north from the village of Bomborokui.