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Burkina Faso

Sat, 14 May 2022 19:57:39 GMT
Eight Still Trapped in Burkina Mine
[VOA] Perkoa -- Executives at Canada-based Trevali Mining Corp. said the company was caught unawares by a torrential downpour during the dry season last month in Burkina Faso that left eight men trapped underground in its Perkoa zinc mine.

Wed, 11 May 2022 05:09:02 GMT
Burkina Faso's Junta Under Pressure to Deliver On Security Promises
[ISS] The junta in power in Ouagadougou justified the 24 January coup by citing the inability of former president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré's government to provide security in Burkina Faso. By making security its primary objective, the regime raise...

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:13:24 GMT
Premium Foods Limited Exports Super Cereal to Burkina Faso
[Ghanaian Times] Premium Foods Limited, an agro-processing company at Ejisu-Kwaso in Ashanti, operating under government's One-District-One Factory initiative, has begun the export of Super Cereal to Burkina Faso, under the United Nations World Food ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:27:19 GMT
Burkinabe Illegal Occupation Worrisome
[New Republic] The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Embassy of Burkina Faso have agreed on what is believed to be an amicable solution to the alleged illegal occupation of Burkinabe nationals mostly in the forest region of Grand Gedeh County.

Tue, 03 May 2022 07:58:34 GMT
Different Faces of Press Freedom in Africa
[RSF] A release prepared by Reporters sans Frontières to accompany its annual World Press Freedom Index for 2022:

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:26:16 GMT
Nimba - Over 1,000 Migrants From Burkina Faso Enter Liberia
[New Dawn] Nimba County -- About 1,200 Burkinabes have entered Liberia thru Nimba County, allegedly for farming purposes. The migrants arrived recently in Kpablee administrative District#6, in Nimba.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:23:49 GMT
Guilty Verdict in Sankara Trial Shows Power of Activists to Fight Impunity
[The Conversation Africa] On April 6, 2022, a military tribunal in Burkina Faso found 11 men, including the former president, Blaise Compaoré, guilty of "attacks on state security, complicity in murder and concealment of a corpse."

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:03:06 GMT
Ministry of Internal Affairs, Embassy of Burkina Faso Find Amicable Solution to the Illegal Occupation of Grand Gedeh By Burkinabes
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Embassy of Burkina Faso have agreed on what is believed to be an amicable solution to the alleged illegal occupation of Burkinabe nationals mostly in the forest region of Grand Ge...

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 08:48:21 GMT
Burkina Faso to Support Local Talks With Jihadists - A Q&A With the Minister of Reconciliation
[The New Humanitarian] Ouagadougou -- Burkina Faso will provide support to local communities engaged in reconciliation talks with jihadists and offer livelihood opportunities for militants willing to disarm, a government official told The New Humanit...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:21:47 GMT
CSOs, OSIWA Urge ECOWAS to Lift Sanctions, Support Inclusive Political Transitions in Guinea, Mali & Burkina Faso
[GhanaToday] NGO Group at the News Conference

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:02:46 GMT
Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Togo and Eswatini Offer Diverse Prospects in Group B
[CAF] Eswatini, a team from COSAFA, must familiarize themselves with the habits and customs of West Africa since they have to face three West African countries in the TotalEnergies AFCON Qualifiers, namely Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde and Togo.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:44:30 GMT
Wafu U-20 - Ghana Drawn Against Nigeria, B' Faso
[Ghanaian Times] The Black Satellites will come up against Nigeria and Burkina Faso in the Group stage of the WAFU Zone B U-20 Championship to be staged in Niger May 7-20, 2022.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 15:22:02 GMT
A Snapshot of the Roots of Instability in West Africa
[Africa In Fact] Over the last two years, military-led coups have afflicted the West Africa region, particularly in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali (twice). While the individual causes of these coups differ greatly, they exemplify a trend in which gove...



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