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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:13:49 GMT
The Inspiring Architect From Burkina Faso Who Lifted World's Biggest Prize
[The Conversation Africa] Diébédo Francis Kéré has become the first African and the first black person to be awarded architecture's highest international honour, the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Kéré was born in Burkina Faso, West Africa, ...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:07:10 GMT
Twelve Soldiers Die in Jihadist Attack in Eastern Burkina Faso
[RFI] At least twelve soldiers were killed on Sunday in eastern Burkina Faso by suspected jihadists, security sources said, the sixth attack of its kind in the country in ten days.

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:27:06 GMT
Armed Attackers Kill At Least 11 Government Troops, Say Army Sources
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso -- Unidentified armed attackers killed at least 11 Burkinabe soldiers and wounded eight more in Burkina Faso's Est region on Sunday, four sources in the state military told Reuters.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:34:17 GMT
Teenage Duo in Burkina Faso Squad for Belgium, Kosovo Friendlies
[CAF] Burkina Faso interim head coach Oscar Barro has named two teenagers in his 29-man for the upcoming international friendly matches later this month.

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:46:35 GMT
Burkina Faso-Born Architect Francis Diebedo Kere Wins Prestigious Pritzker Prize
[RFI] The Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award, was awarded this week to Burkina Faso-born architect Francis Diebedo Kere - the first African to win the honor in its more than 40-year history.

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:51:42 GMT
Burkina Faso Architect Francis Kere Becomes First African to Win Pritzker Prize
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Burkina Faso-born architect Diebedo Francis Kere has become the first African to win the Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious honour, in its more than 40-year history.

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:34:05 GMT
Tri-Border Area - Military, Civilian Actors Work for Better Coordination To Address Insecurity in the Liptako-Gourma Region
[OCHA] Niamey -- Niger is hosting from March 14 to 18, a series of training sessions led by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). These sessions...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:44:47 GMT
Diebedo Francis Kere Receives the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize
[Pritzker Prize] Diébédo Francis Kéré, architect, educator and social activist, has been selected as the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, which sponsors the award that is ...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:22:19 GMT
Displacement Spikes as Ukraine Takes Aid Toll
[VOA] Ivory Coast -- Aid groups say the number of people displaced by conflict in Burkina Faso in January spiked to 160,000, bringing the total displaced in the country to 1.7 million. The aid groups worry the crisis stemming from Russia's invasion o...

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:49:05 GMT
Junta Leader Paul Damiba Appoints New Cabinet
[allAfrica] The new leader of Burkina Faso, Colonel Paul Henri Damiba appointed his new cabinet on March 5, 2022. Among the appointees is Albert Ouédraogo, who is the country's new prime minister.

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 08:48:59 GMT
As Conflict Spreads to the South, So Do Human Rights Abuses
[VOA] Southwest Burkina Faso -- Burkina Faso's six-year conflict with terrorist groups has spread to the southwest of the country and is beginning to spill into neighboring countries. The conflict is also sparking accusations of human rights abuses.

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:44:24 GMT
Burkina Faso National Conference Approves 3-Year Military-Led Transition
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso -- A national conference in Burkina Faso has adopted a charter that will allow a junta that seized power in the West African state in January to lead a 3-year transition, a Reuters reporter said.

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:33:08 GMT
Junta Declares a 36-Month Transition
[RFI] The head of Burkina Faso's junta, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, signed a charter on Tuesday, putting in place a three-year transition period before the country holds elections. The text was signed a little over a month after he...

Sat, 26 Feb 2022 04:10:54 GMT
Countering Coups: How to Prevent Armed Seizures of Power
[USIP] Washington, DC -- Five military coups around the Sahel show the U.S. needs better policies. Here are three first steps.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:24:15 GMT
Dozens Killed in Blast at Informal Gold Mine
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- State television is reporting that at least 60 people were killed and many more injured in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in Burkina Faso.



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