Burkina Faso
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Guest Columnist
ECOWAS: Is This the Beginning of The End? By Azu Ishiekwene
Mali and Burkina Faso obviously have a lot more in common than squaring off in a game of football like…
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News
Burkina Faso Head of State Resigns After Coup, Flees to Togo
Burkina Faso’s ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo Sunday after he was…
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Foreign
Coup in Burkina Faso as military officers overthrow junta leader
Military officers have seized control of Burkina Faso, claiming to be restoring peace to the jihadist-wracked country as they overthrew…
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Foreign
Burkina Faso Ex-president Jailed for Life over Thomas Sankara’s Murder
A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the…
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60 Killed in Burkina Faso Gold Mine Explosion
By Chris Jewers (for Mailonline and Wires) Around 60 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded on Monday…
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Guest Columnist
Good news from Ouagadougou, By Dare Babarinsa
We are now in the ember months when Nigerians expect miracles and pray against the angels of death. Starting from…
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Foreign
34 Years After, Trial of Thomas Sankara’s Alleged Killers Begins in Burkina Faso
By Thiam Ndiaga (Reuters) OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The trial of 14 people accused of plotting the assassination of…
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US Hollywood Star, Angelina Jolie Visits Burkina Faso Refugee Camp
Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie on Sunday visited a refugee camp in Burkina Faso sheltering thousands of Malians who have fled…
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Inside Nigeria
Ghana Police Arrest 480 Illegal Immigrants From Nigeria, Burkina Faso
Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), and the country’s police have intercepted 480 suspected illegal migrants in the Upper East region of…
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Floods Kill 13 as Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc in Burkina Faso
Authorities in Burkina Faso have declared a state of natural disaster after days of heavy rains caused floods that killed…
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