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Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:35:36 GMTThree Europeans Killed in Burkina Faso After Anti-Poaching Ambush
[RFI] Two Spanish citizens and an Irish national have been killed by gunmen in Burkina Faso, according to security sources in the country. The three were taken hostage after an ambush on an anti-poaching patrol in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday.
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:01:55 GMTTwo Spanish Journalists Killed in Eastern Burkina Faso
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is appalled to learn that two Spanish journalists were killed yesterday in an armed attack in eastern Burkina Faso. This latest tragedy for journalism is another reminder of the considerable risks involved in rep...
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:50:42 GMTTwo Spanish Journalists, One Irish National Killed in Ambush
[VOA] Two Spanish journalists and an Irish national were killed Monday in eastern Burkina Faso by suspected jihadist insurgents.
Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:49:48 GMTForeign NGO Workers Go Missing After Ambush
[DW] Security sources say an anti-poaching patrol accompanied by Western journalists was targeted by armed attackers. Those missing are believed to include Spanish and Irish citizens.
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:58:34 GMTFormer President Compaore Charged in Thomas Sankara Murder
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A military tribunal in Burkina Faso has charged former president Blaise Compaore with complicity in the 1987 assassination of then-president Thomas Sankara,
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:46:49 GMTA Promising Move Against Impunity
[New Frame] It may have taken 34 years, but the decision to bring the murderers of Thomas Sankara to book is an important warning to assassins and their backers.
Sat, 17 Apr 2021 06:37:28 GMTIn Death, Sankara Marches From Victory to Victory
[Vanguard] The first time I saw Blaise Compaoré was at the African Union, AU, Heads of State Summit that held in Addis Ababa in 2013. At that time, at 62, he had been Burkina Faso President for 26 years, but was little respected. He slunk around lik...
Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:48:06 GMTThomas Sankara Murder - Ex-President Compaore, 13 Others Charged
[Cameroon Tribune] The trial is coming up thirty-four years after the assassination of the Burkinabe ex-leader.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:38:29 GMT1.5 Million Children Are Facing a Nutrition Crisis
[savethechildren_uk] One-third of all children under five are malnourished, warns Save the Children
Fri, 09 Apr 2021 11:48:39 GMTBuilding Peace in Troubled Places – South Sudan, the Sahel, Mozambique
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners.