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Imams train to combat hate on social media in Burkina Faso
Africanews
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July 15, 2025
Nearly 250 imams and Islamic preachers joined a national awareness session against online hate speech Saturday and Sunday, following a surge in extremist violence in Burkina Faso. At the workshop hosted by Burkina Faso’s Federation of Islamic...
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger slam the door on 2nd ordinary session of WAEMU Council of Ministers
Panapress
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July 12, 2025
12 july 2025 - 13:31:29 BBA/WA 1 268 Views Panafrican News Agency Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In the absence of agreement on the appointment of Burkina Faso to chair the Council of Ministers in accordance with the WAMU Treaty,...
Burkina Faso's only eye doctor for children sees trauma of both play and conflict
Africanews
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July 10, 2025
Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor. The village clinic only prescribed painkillers. Other health workers did not know what...
Burkina Faso Economic Update: Energy For Economic Growth
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, July 10, 2025/APO Group/ -- According to the World Bank's April 2025 Burkina Faso Economic Update , the country's economy grew by 4.9% in 2024 compared to 3.0% in 2023. Real per...
Burkina Faso’s only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict
Associated Press
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July 10, 2025
BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso (AP) — Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor. The village clinic only prescribed painkillers....
World News | Burkina Faso's Only Eye Doctor for Children Sees Trauma of Both Play and Conflict
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), Jul 10 (AP) Isaka Diallo was playing with friends when a stone struck his left eye. For two weeks, his parents searched hospitals in western Burkina Faso for an eye doctor. The village clinic only prescribed...
Russian Emergencies Ministry to train rescuers for Burkina Faso
TASS
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July 8, 2025
MOSCOW, July 8. /TASS/. Russian Emergencies Ministry universities will train rescuers for Burkina Faso, the ministry’s press service told TASS. "Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov held talks with Burkina Faso’sDirector General of...
Russia ink nuclear energy agreement with Burkina Faso
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia and Burkina Faso have signed a new agreement to boost cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, focusing on joint initiatives involving radiation technologies and training specialists from the West African nation. The deal...
Africa Deserves Leaders Who Serve: Lessons From Burkina Faso
Modern Ghana
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Africa is blessed with gold, cocoa, oil, and the youngest population in the world. The question one asks is: what does this country called Ghana lack? Are we not so blessed in this country? Yet poverty, unemployment and hopelessness persist...
The Canadian Government Just Slapped The World's Hottest Country With A Travel Advisory
The Travel
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July 15, 2025
The Canadian government's travel advisory comes in four levels: Level 1 (exercise normal security precautions), Level 2 (exercise a high degree of caution), Level 3 (avoid all non-essential travel), and Level 4 (avoid all travel). The U.S. is...
Burkina Faso shuts down 6 foreign NGOs over data, legal breaches
Business Insider Africa
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July 5, 2025
The decrees, dated mid-June, cited a government minister who explained that the decision to revoke the licences of the four NGOs was based on formal breaches. No further details on the nature of the breaches were provided. In the same decrees, two...
‘Health for All’ event held by Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya Burkina Faso
Al Hakam
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July 4, 2025
Mirza Iqaan Ahmad, Burkina Faso In a groundbreaking initiative that blended service to humanity with the message of Islam Ahmadiyyat, Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya Burkina Faso organised a “Health for All” event on 31 May 2025, bringing medical aid...
Did President Bio Ask Captain Ibrahim Traoré to Step Down as Burkina Faso’s Leader?
Sierraloaded
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July 7, 2025
In recent days, social media platforms have been awash with unverified and misleading claims alleging that His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio of the Republic of Sierra Leone demanded the resignation of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the...
Afrique de l’Ouest : cinq leçons pour comprendre la vague de coups d’État et préserver la démocratie
The Conversation
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July 14, 2025
Août 2025 marque les cinq ans du coup d’État au Mali. En 2020, des soldats ont renversé le président Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Ce coup a bouleversé la vie politique malienne. Mais il a aussi ouvert la voie à une série de prises de pouvoir militaires...
Burkina Faso bans, suspends foreign NGOs, associations
Macau Business
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July 4, 2025
Burkina Faso has withdrawn the licences of four foreign NGOs to operate in the junta-led country and suspended two other associations, according to decrees seen by AFP on Friday. The decrees dated mid-June cited a government minister as saying the...
Burkina Faso bans foreign NGOs, associations
Tribune Online
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July 4, 2025
Burkina Faso’s military junta has further tightened its grip on the country, by banning, withdrawing the licenses of four foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and suspending two other associations. Decrees seen by AFP on Friday, dated...
Burkina Faso Kicks Out Foreign NGOs, Associations
News Central TV
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July 4, 2025
Burkina Faso has withdrawn the licences of four foreign NGOs to operate in the junta-led country and suspended two other associations, according to decrees seen by AFP on Friday. The decrees dated mid-June cited a government minister as saying the...
Minister breaks ground for construction of 16Kv Anwomaso-Kumasi Transmission Line
Ghana News Agency
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July 8, 2025
By Florence Afriyie Mensah Anwomaso (Ash), July 8, GNA – The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) is set to construct a 16Kv power transmission line at Anwomaso in the Oforikrom Municipality to boost power transmission in its sub-stations and facilitate...
Burkina Faso Faces Growing Child Rights Crisis Amid Conflict and Aid Cuts
ImpACT International
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Burkina Faso stands at a critical juncture, facing a humanitarian crisis that has placed millions of children at grave risk. The convergence of armed conflict, mass displacement, poverty, and now, severe aid cuts, has created a situation where the...
Russia’s Victory Day message, Ukraine’s daunting dilemma
Graphic
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July 15, 2025
On May 9, 2025, Russia commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany with a grand military parade at Red Square in Moscow. The event, a symbol of national pride, drew nearly 30 world leaders, including China’s...