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Why Ghanaian soldiers trained with 1844 tactics, fear soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea – Captain Smart
Controversial broadcaster, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, has confidently stated that Ghanaian soldiers cannot match up to…
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POLITICS
Watch the moment Burkina Faso’s head of state Ibrahim Traoré ‘stole’ the spotlight at Mahama’s inauguration
The swearing-in of President John Dramani Mahama was a historic and highly anticipated event, drawing attention from both local and international…
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News Africa
Gruesome machete video prompts Burkina Faso investigation
Burkina Faso’s armed forces say they are investigating a gruesome video that purports to show military volunteers hacking apart a…
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Crime Africa
Armed groups with links to ISIL, al-Qaeda terrorising Burkina Faso: HRW
Armed groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) have escalated attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso, Human Rights Watch…
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News Africa
Burkina Faso issues new passports without ECOWAS logo
Burkina Faso has launched new biometric passports without the logo of West Africa’s main political and economic bloc on their…
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News Africa
Shippers Authority, MoT secure release of six Ghanaian cargo trucks in Burkina Faso
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) with support from the Ministry of Transport (MoT) has secured the release of six Ghanaian…
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Asia
Russian fighters to leave Burkina Faso for Ukraine
Russia is withdrawing 100 of its paramilitary officers from Burkina Faso to help in the war in Ukraine. They are…
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POLITICS
No guinea fowl flew to Burkina Faso – John Mahama insists
Former President John Dramani Mahama has denied widely circulated reports that guinea fowls that were reared under the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority…
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News Africa
Is Burkina Faso on the cusp of another coup?
Recent shootings, first at the presidential palace, and then, at the site of a public broadcaster, in the capital Ouagadougou,…
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News Africa
Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
Burkina Faso’s military rulers will remain in power for another five years after national talks ended in agreeing to extend…
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