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Madagascar overcomes Burkina Faso to qualify for quarterfinals in last match
The Standard
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Madagascar sealed a place in the quarter-finals of CHAN 2024 with a 2-1 victory over Burkina Faso at Amaan International Stadium in Zanzibar, on August 16, 2025. [Cafonline] Madagascar made it to the quarterfinals of Africa Nations Championships...
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
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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...
Burkina Faso vs Madagascar Prediction and Betting Tips | 16th August 2025
Sportskeeda
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August 15, 2025
Madagascar make one last effort to reach the knockout stages of the 2024 African Nations Championship as they take on Burkina Faso in their last Group B fixture. With four points in three games, the Barea are currently in third place, behind...
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...
Madagascar brace for tough match against Burkinabe
The Standard
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Burkina Faso fans cheer their team during a CHAN 2024 match at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] As they get ready to seek a quarter-final qualification in 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan), Madagascar are...
Burkinabés Clash over Land in Grand Gedeh
Liberian Observer
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— Police say the situation is under control, but … Tension is said to be mounting in Grand Gedeh County between two groups of Burkinabé over farmlands, causing fear among the locals. Reports reaching the Daily Observer suggest that on August 12,...
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Native of Benin as Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso
ACI Africa
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August 15, 2025
The graduate in Canon Law entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in July 2005, and served at the Apostolic Nunciatures in Haiti, Ghana, Tanzania, Guatemala, in the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the...
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...
Blast Hits Near UN Aid Helicopter In Burkina Faso
The Nigerian Voice
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A UN chartered helicopter delivering food aid to the town of Solle in northwest Burkina Faso was reportedly caught in an explosion shortly after landing on Tuesday, injuring two people. The aircraft, chartered by the United Nations World Food...
Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
A world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is suffering from signs of disintegration, as climate change affects weather patterns. The wavy-walled houses covered with singular geometric lines of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in...
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...
Nigeria among eight African countries in trial of world’s first malaria drug for newborns
The Cable
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August 17, 2025
Nigeria has been named among eight African countries involved in the clinical trial of the world’s first malaria treatment for newborns. NAN reports that the infant-friendly artemether-lumefantrine treatment was approved after clinical trials in...
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...
Burkina Faso Jails 13 for Life Over Terrorism
News Central TV
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August 12, 2025
Burkina Faso has handed life sentences to 13 individuals for “acts of terrorism,” including involvement in a 2018 attack on the French embassy, while more than 60 others received shorter prison terms, an official statement revealed on Tuesday. The...
Blast explodes near UN aid helicopter in Burkina Faso
Nigerian Current
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August 14, 2025
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 Tuesday, injuring two people. The aircraft, chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP), had just...
WFP suspends flights to Burkina Faso town after explosion
MyJoyOnline
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August 13, 2025
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday it had suspended flights to the northwestern Burkina Faso town of Solle after an explosion near a helicopter it chartered injured a crew member and a government official. The WFP is trying to...