Burkina Faso
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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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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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News Africa
Journalists forced to join army in Burkina Faso
Journalists in Burkina Faso are the new target of forced conscription to the army, the West African director of Reporters…
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News Africa
UN criticises Burkina Faso’s BBC ban
The UN Human Rights Office has said it is “concerned” about authorities in Burkina Faso suspending broadcasts from the BBC…
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Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA for airing report accusing army
Burkina Faso’s media regulator has imposed a two-week suspension on the programmes of BBC Afrique and Voice of America (VOA)…
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Crime Africa
Five Burkina Faso nationals sentenced to 20 years for illegal mining in Ghana
Five Burkina Faso nationals have been sentenced to 20 years in prison each for engaging in illegal mining activities in…
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News Africa
Achieving peace in Sahel requires multilateral support for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Russia has now started calling for combined strategic partnership and international efforts to drastically address the complexities of rising insecurity…
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Burkina Faso: At least 15 dead in Catholic church attack
At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern…
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ECOWAS lifts sanctions on coup quartet of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have announced the lifting of sanctions imposed on four suspended countries. The…
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