The Ruins Of Loropeni, Burkina Faso
The Lorebini ruins in southwestern Burkina Faso are among the most interesting and important archaeological sites in the region. These ...
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Guinea revokes Emirates Global Aluminium concession, transfers assets to local firm
Guinea has revoked the bauxite concession awarded to a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and transferred it to a ...
Dagaaba people of West Africa
The Dagaaba people (singular Dagao, and, in northern dialects, Dagara for both plural and singular) constitute one of the major ethnic groups in ...
Burkina Faso demands justice after influencer Alino Faso dies in Ivorian custody
Burkina Faso is demanding answers following the death of influencer Alain Traoré, known as Alino Faso, while in custody in ...
West Africa’s security woes no longer France’s concern, minister says
The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international ...
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 ...
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 ...
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