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Dominica’s Cadence-Lpso Queen OPhelia unveils reggae anthem “Burkina Rise” honouring Burkina Faso’s Traore
Dominica News Online
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July 1, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 at 11:22 AM Powerful Tribute to Courageous Leadership; Official Teaser Video Released! Ophelia, Dominica’s iconic songstress renowned as a cornerstone of Cadence-lypso, is set to release a potent new...
Burkina Faso mine delivers first gold pour as Australian firm hits milestone
Business Insider Africa
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June 30, 2025
The Australian-listed company confirmed the development came ahead of schedule and under budget, marking a strong start to what is projected to become one of the region’s most significant gold operations. According to Miningmx, West African...
Smuggling thrives at porous Ghana-Burkina Faso borders
The Herald Ghana
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June 30, 2025
By Ibrahim Abode, Bawku Municipality Ghana-Burkina Faso border points have proved convenient conduits for the illegal movement of large volumes of cargo either way across them, a media investigation has established. On any given day, there is a...
Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner in Ghana Presents Letters of Credence in Burkina Faso
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, Sierra Leone’s non-resident Ambassador to Burkina Faso and high commissioner resident in Accra, Ghana, has on Thursday, 26th June 2025, formally presented his Letters of Credence to Captain Ibrahim Traore,...
Burkina Faso Says It Has Earned $18 Billion From Gold Since Traoré Took Power
Garowe Online
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Burkina Faso Says It Has Earned $18 Billion From Gold Since Traoré Took Power OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s transitional government says it has generated $18 billion in revenue from gold mining since Capt. Ibrahim Traoré seized power...
Le parcours du combattant des doctorants burkinabè pour financer leur thèse
Yahoo News - Canada
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June 29, 2025
Ousmane Barro, la trentaine, vient de quitter une salle de l’université de Ouagadougou où se tiennent les doctoriales, une sorte d’ateliers pour des doctorants de l’université Joseph Ki-Zerbo de Ouagadougou. Doctorant en deuxième année de thèse en...
Burkina Faso Hosts First West Africa Regional Exchange Mechanism…
IUCN
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This inaugural regional workshop aims to foster dialogue and cooperation on the challenges and opportunities of dryland management in West Africa, with a particular focus on the DSL-IP eco-region. It places special emphasis on the role of...
Burkina Faso explores Brazilian expertise to improve meat industry
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 27, 2025
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso is seeking to upgrade its livestock sector through a new partnership with Brazil’s Daniel Franco Institute (IDF), focusing on improving animal breeds and increasing meat and dairy yields. The collaboration was explored...
Tanzania to Face Burkina Faso in CHAN Opener
News Central TV
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June 28, 2025
The 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) is set to begin on August 2, with co-hosts Tanzania facing Burkina Faso in the opening match in Dar es Salaam. The biennial tournament, exclusively for footballers playing in their home countries, will...
Burkina Faso: one year after Serge Oulon’s abduction, RSF presses Senegalese ambassador on missing and forcibly conscripted journalists
Reporters Without Borders
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At a press conference organised on 13 May by the Burkina Faso embassy in Senegal and Senegalese MP Guy Marius Sagna to show support for Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s leader, Ambassador Saïdou Maïga said that “the doors of the embassy”...
Co-hosts Tanzania to face Burkina Faso in CHAN opener
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 28, 2025
Co-hosts Tanzania will play Burkina Faso in the opening match of the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Dar es Salaam on August 2, the organisers announced on Friday. The other co-hosts, Kenya and Uganda, will begin their campaigns on the...
Burkina Faso Criticised Over Silence on Missing Journalist
News Central TV
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June 25, 2025
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced the Burkina Faso ruling military junta for its “unacceptable silence” on the disappearance of journalist Serge Oulon, who went missing more than a year ago. The press freedom organisation has formally...
Burkinabe Catholic Bishop Expresses Regret for Misdeeds, Goes on Spiritual Retreat, Apostolic Administrator Named
ACI Africa
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June 24, 2025
According to Le Faso.net report, a Priest introduced Bishop Ouédraogo to the CEO of Group Champy International, Jonace Kiswendsida Yaméogo. The 2018 acquaintance developed into familiarity, Mr. Yaméogo becoming a benefactor to the Diocese,...
Zoomlion enters Burkina Faso
Ghana Business News
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June 27, 2025
Zoomlion Ghana Limited the leading subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies is set to extend its expertise to Burkina Faso’s waste management sector, following a high-level meeting between its Executive Chairman, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and...
Zoomlion to launch in Burkina Faso
Business Ghana
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Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the leading subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, is set to extend its expertise to Burkina Faso’s waste management sector, following a high-level meeting between its Executive Chairman, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong,...
Zoomlion Lands In Burkina … As Africa Expansion Agenda Continues
The Chronicle News Online
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June 26, 2025
After making successful inroads in East African countries – Kenya, DR Congo and others, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a waste company and a subsidiary of the Jospong Group, has now turned its attention to West Africa. Dr Siaw Agyapong and his team...
East Africa Ready to Host Historic CHAN 2024
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By Nabakiibi Doreen Malaika Football fever is rising across East Africa as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania prepare to co-host the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship better known as CHAN. It’s the first time the tournament will be staged...
Burkina Faso and Togo: a joint effort on operational flood monitoring and forecasting
World Meteorological Organization
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June 23, 2025
Improved operational capacity to use flood forecasting systems for early warning has brought together specialists from the two countries, facilitating the exchange of experience between meteorologists, hydrologists, and disaster risk reduction...
False claims that Burkina Faso detained French spy go viral online
Euronews
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Published on 16/05/2025 - 10:28 GMT+2 AI-generated videos falsely claiming a French woman was arrested for espionage in Burkina Faso have spread virally online, triggering a wave of disinformation. The videos claim to show Claire Dubois, a French...
TCL Targets West Africa With AI Product Expansion
News Ghana
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July 1, 2025
Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL has launched a major West African expansion, introducing AI-integrated consumer products across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Burkina Faso. The “Beyond With TCL” initiative, announced at an Accra event, marks...