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Zimbabwe Warriors to travel to Morocco for friendlies against Burkina Faso and Niger
The Zimbabwe Warriors are set for an international assignment next month as they travel to Morocco to play friendly matches…
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Black Sable Antelopes secure Round of 16 qualification
Angola carried on their impressive form in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) by beating Burkina Faso 2-0 at…
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Mali and Burkina Faso sending joint delegation to Niger in solidarity with junta
The Malian army has announced the dispatch to Niamey of an official joint Mali-Burkina Faso delegation to “show the solidarity…
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Ghana sends reinforcements to north border after shooting
Ghana has sent 1,000 troops and police to the northern area of Bawku to reinforce security after gunmen killed an…
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Governor: Terrorist attacks kill 44 in Burkina Faso
Forty-four civilians have been killed by “armed terrorist groups” in two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border,…
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Togo extends state of emergency in north
Togo’s parliament has extended for 12 months the state of security emergency in the Savanes region, in the far north…
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Burkina Faso expels two French journalists
Burkina Faso has expelled two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, the two newspapers said on Sunday,…
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Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts in the country after al Qaeda interview
Burkina Faso’s military government on Monday suspended France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview…
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Gunmen kill two MSF workers in west Burkina Faso
Armed assailants killed two Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) employees in west Burkina Faso on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the medical…
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Burkina Faso says 28 killed in two attacks by armed assailants
At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in two attacks by armed assailants on Sunday and Monday…
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Over 60 women, children freed in Burkina Faso after kidnapping
Sixty-six women and children kidnapped by armed assailants in northern Burkina Faso last week have been freed, national broadcaster Radiodiffusion…
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Search underway for 50 women abducted in Burkina Faso
Security forces are searching for about 50 women kidnapped by suspected jihadists in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, a regional governor…
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Paris says Burkina Faso requested withdrawal of French ambassador
The French foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had received a letter from the Burkinabe authorities in December requesting the…
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U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade program
The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its AGOA trade preference program citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in…
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Ten killed after Burkina Faso bus hits landmine on Christmas Day
At least 10 people were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus triggered a landmine in eastern Burkina…
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Burkina Faso summons Ghanaian ambassador over Wagner allegations
Burkina Faso summoned the Ghanaian ambassador on Friday morning for “explanations”after Ghana’s president alleged that Burkina Faso had hired the…
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United Nations Secretary-General strongly condemns coup in Burkina Faso
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned any attempt to seize power by force of arms in Burkina Faso…
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Protesters set alight French embassy in Burkina Faso
Protesters have attacked the French embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital after supporters of the new coup leader accused France of…
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Burkina Faso miners say work continues despite coup
Endeavour Mining’s operations in Burkina Faso are “unaffected by recent political events”, the gold miner says on Monday after the…
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Burkina Faso gives civilians 14 days to evacuate ahead of military operations
Burkina Faso’s army has given civilians two weeks to evacuate vast areas in its northern and southeastern regions ahead of…
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Burkina Faso tells civilians to evacuate vast zones ahead of military operations
Burkina Faso’s army has ordered civilians to evacuate two large “military interest zones” in its northern and southeastern regions ahead…
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At least 100 killed in Burkina Faso attack over weekend
Armed men killed at least 100 civilians in a rural district of northern Burkina Faso over the weekend, a local…
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Families desperately await news of Burkina miners trapped
The families of eight missing miners in Burkina Faso desperately awaited news from rescue teams continuing on Thursday to locate…
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Burkina orders Compaore to pay damages over Sankara killings
A court in Burkina Faso on Tuesday ordered ex-president Blaise Compaore and nine others to pay more than a million…
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Burkina Faso mines chamber promises extra security
The president of Burkina Faso’s mines chamber said on Monday extra measures would be taken to increase security and help…
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Burkina Faso ex-President Roch Kabore allowed out of detention
Burkina Faso’s former President Roch Kabore, who had been under house arrest since he was toppled in a military coup…
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Burkina Faso sets up local panels to talk to jihadists
Burkina Faso‘s junta leader has announced the setting up of local committees to seek dialogue with armed jihadist groups and…
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West African says will not abandon Burkina Faso after coup
A representative of West Africa’s regional bloc said on Thursday it will keep working with Burkina Faso despite concerns about…
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Escaping forced marriage, Burkina Faso girls find refuge in education
The idea of spending her life with a man she had never met was too much for Mary. She was…
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Jihadist attacks sound brutal alarm for Burkina junta
With a string of attacks that have claimed dozens of lives, jihadists in Burkina Faso have sounded a loud alarm…
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Death toll of gold mine blast in Burkina Faso rises to 63
The death toll from an accidental explosion at an illegal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso rose on Tuesday to…
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About 60 killed in blast at informal gold mine – Burkina Faso state TV
Burkina Faso is home to some major gold mines run by international companies, but also to hundreds of smaller, informal…
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African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso from all its activities in response to last week’s military coup, effective until…
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West Africa bloc to discuss Burkina Faso crisis on Friday
The West African bloc ECOWAS will meet virtually on Friday to discuss the crisis in Burkina Faso, where army officers…
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SA condemns Burkina Faso coup, calling on soldiers to return to bases
The South African government has condemned the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, calling on the military in the West African…
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Ousted Burkina president Roch Marc Christian Kabore well says party source
Burkina Faso‘s ousted president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, “is physically well” and is being held by the army in a…
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AFCON Finals: Cameroon 2 – 1 Burkina Faso
AFCON Finals: Cameroon 2 – 1 Burkina Faso. Cameroon came from behind against Burkina Faso thanks to two penalties by…
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Two-day mourning period declared after 41 killed in Burkina Faso ambush
A two-day mourning period has been declared after 41 people were killed in Burkina Faso earlier this week. Civilian fighters…
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Burkina Faso says it killed about 100 militants in operation with Niger
Burkina Faso’s armed forces killed about 100 militants in a joint operation with Niger between November 25 and December 9…
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Burkina Faso lifts internet suspension a day after violent protest
The Burkina Faso government said it was lifting a suspension on the mobile internet from Sunday evening, a week after…
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Burkina Faso holds mass burial for slain military police officers
Burkina Faso on Tuesday buried many of the 49 military police officers killed in a recent strike on a security…
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Hundreds call on Burkina Faso president to resign after deadly attacks
Civil organisations hold a protest following an attack on a gendarmerie post that killed 32 people, calling for Burkina Faso’s…
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Burkina Faso puts 14 on trial for 1987 assassination of iconic leader Thomas Sankara
Fourteen men, including a former president, will go on trial in Burkina Faso from Monday over the assassination in 1987…
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12 Soldiers killed in Burkina Faso attack
At least 12 soldiers were killed in an attack in northwestern Burkina Faso on Sunday and seven others are missing,…
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List of top 10 countries that love s.e.x too much in Africa
There are 10 s.e.xually active countries in Africa, and Mzansi does not make the list. This is according to a…
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58 dead after armed men attack passenger convoy and village in Niger
Armed men in southwestern Niger killed at least 58 people when they intercepted a convoy returning from a weekly market…
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Children in Burkina Faso undergo heart surgeries
At the end of an empty hallway in a Burkina Faso teaching hospital, a group of children sat together in…
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Seven soldiers killed in ambush ahead of Burkina Faso presidential election
Seven soldiers in Burkina Faso were killed on Wednesday in an ambush by suspected Islamist militants, two sources said, close…
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Ten killed in attack on Canadian miner Semafo convoy in Burkina Faso
At least ten people were killed and dozens more are wounded and missing after an attack on a convoy transporting…
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Twenty-four Nigerian slaves return home from Burkina Faso
Twenty-four Nigerian victims of human trafficking are to return home on Tuesday after they were sold into slavery in Benin…
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