Burkina Faso
Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:51:36 GMTWhy Burkina Faso's Transition Offers Lessons in How to Manage a Constitutional Crisis
[The Conversation Africa] Constitutional government in Burkina Faso can be said to have begin with the proclamation of independence on 5 August 1960. This was soon followed by the constitutional referendum of 27 November 1960 which paved the way for ...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 07:48:33 GMTAnother Coup Averted - But for How Long?
[The Conversation Africa] Within a few weeks of the start of a new year and West Africa had its first attempted coup d'état. On January 12 the Burkinabè government announced that it foiled a plot from within the armed forces to destabilise the stat...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 05:24:19 GMTArrested Reconciliation - the Long Search for Truth Behind Sankara's Assassination
[RFI] More than three decades after the murder of Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, getting to the bottom of who gave the orders for his assassination has been an elusive affair, despite the inception of a long-awaited judicial proc...
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 04:21:59 GMTBurkina Faso Through to AFCON Round of 16 Despite Draw With Ethiopia
[CAF] Burkina Faso have qualified to the knockout phase of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations despite the 1-1 draw against Ethiopia in the final Group A match played at the Stade Omnisports de Bafoussam on Monday.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 05:55:05 GMTCameroon Finish Top of Group B as Burkina Faso Confirms Last 16 Slot
[Capital FM] Yaounde -- Cameroon captain Vincent Aboubakar scored his fifth goal of the Africa Cup of Nations and his already-qualified side were joined by Burkina Faso on Monday in the second round.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:40:50 GMTMatch Facts - Burkina Faso V Ethiopia
[CAF] Burkina Faso will fancy their chances when they take on Ethiopia in group A matchday 3 at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam on Monday.
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:16:48 GMTBurkina Faso V Ethiopia - Knockout At Stake
[CAF] Burkina Faso will fancy their chances when they take on Ethiopia in group A matchday 3 at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam on Monday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 06:42:13 GMTGovt Probably Averted Coup Linked to Military Infighting - Analysts
[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Burkina Faso's military prosecutor this week said authorities had arrested eight soldiers for what local media reported was a plot to overthrow the state. Burkina Faso has been rattled by increasingly deadly Islamist militant att...
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 04:14:20 GMTBande's Winning Goal Helps Stallions Sink Blue Sharks at AFCON
[CAF] Burkina Faso forward Boureima Bande scored with his chest to help the Stallions beat Cape Verde in Group A.
Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:50:56 GMTBurkina Faso Edge Past Cape Verde to Resuscitate Cup of Nations Campaign
[RFI] Burkina Faso revived their chances of reaching the last 16- knockout stages with a gritty 1-0 victory over Cape Verde on Thursday night in Yaoundé.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:59:44 GMTCould Burkina Faso's Husband Schools Be Key to Successful Marriages?
[VOA] Kongoussi, Burkina Faso -- In male-dominated societies like Burkina Faso, wives are most often blamed when marriages run into trouble. But a project funded by the World Bank is testing the concept of teaching men how to be better husbands by ta...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:32:32 GMTGustavo Sangaré First to Find the Nets in TotalEnergies AFCON Cameroon 2021
[CAF] He is the first scorer of this 33rd edition of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. Gustavo Sangaré of Burkina Faso provided one of the greatest performances of his team on Sunday against Cameroon in the opener of the Africa...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:15:10 GMTAFCON - Cameroon, Burkina Faso Envoys Applaud Players, Officials
[Vanguard] Madame Bessem Manga, the Consular General of Cameroon in Lagos, on Sunday applauded the performance of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the team's opening match against the Stallions of Burkina Faso at the 2021 Cameroon Nations Cup.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 04:13:46 GMTAboubakar Guides Cameroon to a Win Over Burkina Faso in Afcon Opening Match
[CAF] Indomitable Lions captain Vincent Aboubakar scored twice to give host nation Cameroon a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso in the opening match of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.
Sun, 09 Jan 2022 10:46:19 GMTThe Wait Is Over - Cameroon and Burkina Faso Kickoff TotalEnergies Afcon 2021
[CAF] The long wait is over, and the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations is finally here.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:20:10 GMTAfcon 2021 - Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso: Aboubakar Is the Man With Two Nerveless Penalty Goals
[Premium Times] Two foolish challenges from captain Bertrand Traore and Issoufou Dayo gave the Lions the fillip to come back and win the first match of the 33rd Africa cup of Nations Cup tournament.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 04:54:48 GMTAfcon Under Way As Hosts Cameroon Come From Behind to Beat Burkina Faso
[DW] Three years later than originally planned, the Africa Cup of Nations finally got underway in Yaounde, Cameroon. Following the opening ceremony, the hosts got off to a winning start -- but they suffered an early setback.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:13:47 GMTMatch Facts - Cameroon V Burkina Faso
[CAF] Hosts Cameroon kick off the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations facing Burkina Faso in the Group A opener on Sunday.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:38:23 GMTBurkina Faso - Stallions Back to Business
[CAF] After missing the last edition in Egypt, Burkina Faso Stallions are back in the TotalEnergies AFCON 2021.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:21:13 GMTTABC Organises Business Mission to Burkina Faso, March 8-11
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisia-Africa Business Council (TABC) is organising, March 8-11, a multi-sectoral business mission to Burkina Faso.
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:20:26 GMTGabon's Neveu Upbeat On AFCON Chances Despite Burkina Faso Loss
[CAF] The Panthers of Gabon are confident of a positive campaign at the upcoming 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations despite their humiliation against Burkina Faso in an international friendly on Sunday.
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:13:21 GMTSahel Conflict Set to Worsen in 2022 - Analysts
[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Islamist militant attacks increased this past year in the Sahel region, leading to political instability that saw a coup in Mali, an attempted coup in Niger, and calls for Burkina Faso's president to resign. Burkina Faso experien...
Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:43:37 GMTIn Burkina Faso, Trans People Self-Medicate in 'Dangerous' Transition
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Many transgender people in the conservative West African nation self-medicate with hormonal drugs due to a lack of specialist healthcare
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 08:46:37 GMTBurkina Faso Mourns 41 Killed in 'Insurgent' Attack
[DW] Amid a security crisis in the West African country, the government declared a mourning period of two days after a suspected militant attack claimed 41 lives.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:41:46 GMTBurkina Faso Declares Two Days of Mourning After Suspected Jihadists Kill 41
[RFI] Burkina Faso's government declared two days of mourning starting on Sunday after 41 people died in an attack by suspected jihadists in the north.
Fri, 24 Dec 2021 11:35:24 GMT29 Players in Burkina Faso Provisional Totalenergies Afcon Squad
[CAF] Burkina Faso have officially released a 29-man preliminary squad for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 which is taking place from next month.