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Burkina Faso establishes a National Coordination Committee for Users of the Volta Basin
GWP
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The national workshop, held in Koudougou, brought together some 40 participants from the Burkinabe portion of the Volta Basin: representatives of user organizations, local stakeholders, technical experts, and project partners. The workshop...
Burkina Faso Bars UN Coordinator From West African Country
Sahara Reporters
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Burkina Faso has declared United Nations regional coordinator, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, persona non grata following a U.N. report alleging violations against children in the West African country, a government spokesperson announced on Monday....
Free Trade And AfCFTA: Unlocking Africa’s Economic Potential
The Chronicle News Online
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August 19, 2025
High tariffs! Price controls! Large bureaucracy and unnecessary regulation of the African market are what have made Africa have the identity as a poor continent because it is not free. This has caused Africa’s intra-trade to attain a percentage of...
Diplomatic Crisis Looms as Burkina Faso Accuses Ivory Coast of Foul Play in Traore’s Death
South Africa Today
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August 18, 2025
The remains of Alain Christophe Traoré, widely known as Alino Faso, have been repatriated to Burkina Faso from Ivory Coast, sparking national mourning and renewed demands for accountability. Traoré, a prominent social media influencer and...
Burkina Faso repatriates Alino Faso’s body amid outcry for justice
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
The remains of Alain Christophe Traoré, widely known as Alino Faso, have been repatriated to Burkina Faso from Côte d’Ivoire, igniting national mourning and renewed calls for accountability. Traoré, a prominent social media influencer and...
GHIB partners Vista Bank Group to strengthen West African trade finance
The Herald Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has entered into a strategic partnership with Vista Bank Group to improve access to trade finance and correspondent banking services across West African markets. The agreement was signed in London during CNVERGE...
Senegal’s “Husband Schools” Engage Men to Improve Maternal and Infant Health
teleSUR
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Senegal’s UN-backed program trains men to support women’s health, encouraging shared household responsibilities and safer childbirth practices. Participants in Dakar’s “school for husbands” learn about reproductive health and gender equality in...
Sports news rail of the day
The Express Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Top stories Boxing Itauma blows away Whyte News Desk: Moses Itauma needed less than two minutes to emphatically stop Dillian Whyte and further strengthen his credentials as the next heavyweight star. Headlining a card for the first time, the...
GHIB and Vista Bank Forge Strategic Alliance to Boost African Trade Finance
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has teamed up with Vista Bank Group in a landmark partnership aimed at transforming trade finance access across West Africa. The collaboration, unveiled at London’s CNVERGE ’25 conference, designates GHIB as the...
Goals and Highlights: Burkina Faso 1-2 Madagascar in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 16, 2025
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Goals and Highlights: Burkina Faso 1-2 Madagascar in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 16, 2025
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us for our live coverage of the Burkina Faso vs. Madagascar match in Group B of the African Cup of Nations. We wish you a pleasant evening and hope you will continue to follow VAVEL.com. END OF...
New ECOWAS Chairman initiates moves to bring Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger back to the bloc
Business Insider Africa
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August 16, 2025
In his address during a courtesy visit from Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, at Sierra Leone’s State House, President Bio stressed the importance of building robust partnerships with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)...
2024 CHAN: Madagascar edge Burkina Faso to clinch quarter-final spot
Panapress
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August 16, 2025
16 august 2025 - 19:21:41 MA 197 Views Panafrican News Agency Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Madagascar sealed a place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) with a tense 2-1 victory over Burkina...
Moscow vows to help Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger in fighting terrorism
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has pledged to assist Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in tackling terrorism and armed groups destabilizing the Sahel, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. The commitment was made during the first defense consultations between...
China arms Burkina Faso as Sahel turns away from Western security promises
South China Morning Post
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August 16, 2025
China is equipping Burkina Faso’s military and positioning itself for greater influence in the Sahel, filling a vacuum left by the collapse of security partnerships with Western nations, especially the United States and France. The move is part of...
Building trust, talent and technology to defeat malaria
News Ghana
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August 19, 2025
World Mosquito Day 2025: Why investment in communities, researchers and innovation matters more than ever Dr. Léa Paré Toé, Stakeholder Engagement Lead for Target Malaria Burkina Faso OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, August 18, 2025 /African Media...
Vijay Prashad: The Neocolonial Trap
Consortium News
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August 18, 2025
Burkina Faso has been trapped in neocolonial underdevelopment for nearly all of its post-independence history – can the new government of Ibrahim Traoré follow in Thomas Sankara’s footsteps and change course? Warren Sare (Burkina Faso), Ancient...
Burkina Faso: Blast hits near UN aid helicopter
Panapress
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August 14, 2025
14 august 2025 - 05:32:46 MA 251 Views Panafrican News Agency Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A UN chartered helicopter delivering food aid to the town of Solle in northwest Burkina Faso was caught in an explosion shortly after landing on...
Mauritania on the brink as Madagascar, Burkina Faso fight for survival
The Standard
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El Mami Tetah (left) of Mauritania battles for the ball with Moumou Diallo of Burkina Faso during the CHAN Group B clash at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es salaam, Tanzania on August 13, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Host Tanzania’s Taifa...
After Burkina Faso and Mali, Niger Extends Salkadamna Coal Project Invitation to Togo
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Niger is expanding its Salkadamna coal project to include Togo, after securing partnerships with Burkina Faso and Mali. On August 13, 2025, Niger’s Energy Minister Amadou Haoua presented the project to Togo’s authorities, including...