Burkina Faso

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:35:34 GMT
Tensions With Burkina Faso Rise After Attack On a Border Village and Kidnapping of Six Ivorian Officials
[Agenzia Fides] Abidjan -- Who attacked the village of Difita in the far north of Ivory Coast on the night of August 24-25? This is the question facing the West African country, where tensions with neighboring Burkina Faso are increasing.

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:58:53 GMT
Egypt to Deploy Troops to Somalia As Burundi Forces Prepare Exit
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Egypt is set to deploy troops to Somalia by the end of the year as part of the African Union's new support and stabilisation mission, replacing departing Burundian forces, Somali authorities said.

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:51:39 GMT
All of Africa Today - August 20, 2025
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Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:01:28 GMT
Burkina Faso Expels Senior UN Official Following Critical Report
[HRW] Secretary-General's Report Documents Increasing Abuses Against Children

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 08:10:39 GMT
Burkina Faso Expels Top UN Official
[Premium Times] The top UN official in Burkina Faso was declared "persona non grata."

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:25:22 GMT
Are There "Good" Coups? The Sahel's Youth-Led Revolt Against Kleptocracy and the Illusion of Democracy
[allAfrica] In recent years, a wave of military takeovers has swept across the Sahel region--Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali--toppling long-standing regimes and sending shockwaves through Africa's political establishment.

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:46:27 GMT
Rakotondrabe Hails Madagascar Fighting Spirit, Balbone Proud Despite Burkina Faso Exit
[CAF] Madagascar have built a reputation as one of African football's rising forces, and their latest achievement in Zanzibar only strengthens that status.

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:08:22 GMT
Madagascar Edge Burkina Faso to Clinch Quarter-Final Spot At CHAN 2024
[CAF] Madagascar sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 with a tense 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso in Zanzibar on Saturday night.

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:08:17 GMT
Burkinabés Clash Over Land in Grand Gedeh
[Liberian Observer] Tension is said to be mounting in Grand Gedeh County between two groups of Burkinabé over farmlands, causing fear among the locals.

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:03:43 GMT
Burkina Faso Determined to Play Spoilers As Madagascar Chase CHAN History
[CAF] The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) has always been about more than titles and medals--it is about pride, resilience, and writing stories that live long after the final whistle.Saturday's Group B clash between Madagascar and B...

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:47:57 GMT
Mauritania Pip Burkina Faso to Keep Alive CHAN Last Eight Hopes
[Namibian] Mauritania beat Burkina Faso 1-0 to keep alive their hopes of reaching the African Nations Championships quarter-finals in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday.

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:40:28 GMT
Mauritania Hold Off Burkina to Reach Seven Points in CHAN Group B
[CAF] Mauritania edged a bruising, high-stakes CHAN Group B tie 1-0 against 10-man Burkina Faso in Dar es Salaam, Alassane Diop's first-half penalty enough to settle a contest shaped by a VAR red card and frantic late defending.

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:59:23 GMT
'Ibrahim Traoré Is the Continuation of Burkina Faso's Revolution,' Says Brother of Pan-Africanist Leader Thomas Sankara
[People's Dispatch] 42 years after the 1983 revolution, Burkina Faso takes bold steps toward sovereignty

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:20:53 GMT
Landlocked Developing Countries to Start 'New Decade of Delivery'
[IPS] Awaza, Turkmenistan -- As the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) concludes today (Friday, August 8) in Awaza, Turkmenistan, with the adoption of the Awaza Political Declaration and the formal endorsement ...

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:26:16 GMT
Media Regulator Suspends Radio Station for Three Months for Calling Military Govt a Junta
[IFJ] According to media reports, the CSC's decision followed the publication of a post on Radio Omega's Facebook page on 30 July, "which was deemed to contain malicious and discourteous remarks towards the Burkinabe authorities". The post was in rel...

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:50:24 GMT
Eto'o, Okosha, Adebayor - African Soccer Legends Join Traoré to Inaugurate Stadium in Burkina Faso
[People's Dispatch] The presence of some of the biggest names in the sport signals support for the country's revolution

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:15:28 GMT
Elyazare Ouattara - the True Engine Behind Burkina Faso At the TotalEnergies CHAN 2024
[CAF] Burkina Faso midfielder Josafat Elyazare Ouattara continued to shine with another outstanding performance for the Stallions at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024.

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 04:43:43 GMT
Sankara's Revolution Rises Again
[People's Dispatch] On the anniversary of Thomas Sankara coming to power in Burkina Faso, Jonis Ghedi Alasow reflects on how his legacy lives on in new Sahelian revolutions today

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 05:51:05 GMT
Burkina Faso Releases Conscripted Journalists, Activist
[HRW] Additional Journalists, Critics of the Government Still Missing

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