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Burkina Faso

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.

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:32:56 GMT
As Blaise Campaore Is Sentenced
[Daily Trust] Last week Wednesday, Burkina Faso's former president, Blaise Compaoré and his former head of security, Hyacinthe Kafando, were sentenced in absentia to life in jail over their roles in the October 15, 1987 brutal murder of the country'...

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...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:16:24 GMT
Ethnic Fulanis in Cote d'Ivoire Allege Persecution By Security Forces
[VOA] Kong, Ivory Coast -- As Ivory Coast beefs up its border security with Burkina Faso, ethnic Fulanis say they are being labeled as supporters of Islamist militants and persecuted by security forces. Rights groups warn the heavy-handed tactics cou...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 06:51:52 GMT
Kidnapping of Sister Tennyson, Among Six Western Hostages in the Sahel, Has Not Yet Been Claimed
[Agenzia Fides] Kaya -- The kidnapping of Sister Suellen Tennyson, missionary of the Congregation of the Marianite Sisters of the Holy Cross, kidnapped by force on the night between April 4 and 5, 2022 (see Fides, 6/4/2022) in northern Burkina Faso h...

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 05:34:33 GMT
What Thomas Sankara's Murder Trial and Verdict Mean for Burkina Faso
[DW] More than 34 years after Thomas Sankara's assassination, a trial to establish the facts has taken place. For some, justice that has been delayed for deceades is finally being served.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:15:59 GMT
Ex-President Blaise Compaoré Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
[allAfrica] The country's former president, Blaise Compaoré, has been sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for his participation in the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, killed with twelve of his companions during a coup d'etat...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:14:26 GMT
Burkina Faso Ex-President Found Guilty of Sakara Assassination
[VOA] Dakar -- Burkina Faso's ex-president, Blaise Compaore, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1987 assassination of predecessor Thomas Sankara. The ruling is seen by many as a symbolic victory for a region that has been mired by instabili...

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:34:01 GMT
Sankara's Widow Satisfied with Campaore Life Sentence
[DW] The exiled leader fled the country after protesters threw him out of government, so he was convicted in absentia.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:25:15 GMT
Former Burkinabé President Blaise Campaoré Sentenced to Life for 1987 Killing of Thomas Sankara
[RFI] A military court in Burkina Faso has handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaoré over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.



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