Joseph Ki-Zerbo (1922-2006): Burkinabé historian and politician
Joseph Ki-Zerbo is one of the most important African historians and thinkers of the twentieth century and a pivotal figure ...
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Burkina Faso completes nationalisation of five gold mining assets
Burkina Faso has completed the transfer of five gold mining assets to the country's state-owned miner, according to a decree ...
How the dangerous terrorists in West Africa get the money they need to survive
The 2024 global terrorism index listed Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin as one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organisations. Its influence ...
Burkina Faso’s military leaders turn to Thomas Sankara to rally struggling country
The military rulers of Burkina Faso have turned to a man once known as “Africa’s Che Guevara" as a way ...
Thomas Sankara’s mausoleum opens to honor revolutionary leader
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré designed the memorial in Ouagadougou in tribute to Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader. The ...
Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Burkina Faso attack, says it killed 60 soldiers
Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM has claimed responsibility for an attack targeting a military post in Burkina Faso's northern Loroum province ...
Landlocked Burkina, Mali, Niger back sea access through Morocco
Foreign ministers of the military-ruled Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger said on Monday they endorse an initiative ...
Burkina Faso to nationalise more industrial mines, PM says
Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African nation ...
Burkina Faso army says it foiled ‘major’ coup plot
Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the ...
Algeria and Mali ban flights amid diplomatic crisis
Algeria and Mali banned flights to and from each other's airspace, their governments said on Monday, amid an escalating diplomatic ...
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