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Burkina Faso Strengthens Ties With Russian Media in Response to Western Bias
Sputnik News
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August 26, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250826/burkina-faso-strengthens-ties-with-russian-media-in-response-to-western-bias-1122676408.html Burkina Faso Strengthens Ties With Russian Media in Response to Western Bias Burkina Faso Strengthens Ties With Russian...
Burkina Faso Orders Halt to Genetically Modified Mosquito Project Amid Rising Criticism
Techstory
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August 25, 2025
Burkina Faso’s ruling military government has suspended the activities of Target Malaria, an international research consortium that deploys genetically modified mosquitoes in the fight against malaria. The Ministry of Higher Education and Research...
Gunmen kill four villagers in Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso border
Punch
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August 26, 2025
Unidentified armed men have killed four villagers in northeastern Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso, while another remains missing following the west African country’s first such deadly attack since 2021, the army said Tuesday. Ivory Coast shares a...
Burkina Faso closes Gates Foundation, Open Philanthropy funded malaria programme
Alliance Magazine
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August 26, 2025
Burkina Faso has closed a Malaria health programme funded by the Gates Foundation and Open Philanthropy. The West Africa country’s education ministry said the closure of ‘Target Malaria’ was a necessary step for public health and environmental...
Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia military bands perform at Moscow festival
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Army bands from Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia performed for the first time at Russia’s ongoing Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Now in its 17th edition, the festival runs from August 22 to 31 on Moscow’s Red...
Burkina Faso, Mali snub African military conference in Nigeria
Punch
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August 25, 2025
Burkina Faso and Mali did not send representatives to a continental military meeting hosted by Nigeria on Monday, as relations between the junta-led Sahel countries and their West African neighbours remain tense. Along with Niger — also under...
Burkina Faso Moves Up Bagre Dam Release, Ghana Communities on Alert
News Ghana
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August 25, 2025
Burkina Faso’s national power company has accelerated plans to open the Bagre Dam floodgates, prompting Ghana’s Water Resources Commission to issue urgent warnings to downstream communities along the White Volta River. SONABEL began opening the...
Renowned Fistula Surgeon from Burkina Faso to Visit U.S. in September for Awareness and Advocacy Tour
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Dr. Itengre Ouedraogo, a globally recognized fistula surgeon and founder of ARENA Medical Center in Burkina Faso, will visit the U.S. from September 9–13 to raise awareness and support for maternal health initiatives through events in New York...
Burkina Faso Shuts Down Colonial Bill Gate’s NGO against Malaria
teleSUR
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August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025 Hour: 2:44 pm Burkina Faso’s military-led government has abruptly halted the Target Malaria initiative, a genetically modified mosquito project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The decision, announced Friday by the...
BURKINA FASO ENDS TIES WITH BILL GATES
Zambian Observer
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August 24, 2025
Breaking News! BURKINA FASO ENDS TIES WITH BILL GATES In the words of the Presido and Point One Cpt. Ibrahim Traore “The activities of the Target Malaria Foundation, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, appear to be a Trojan Horse....
Burkina Faso suspends Bill Gates-backed malaria funded initiative
Business Insider Africa
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August 24, 2025
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation announced the decision on Friday, ordering the immediate termination of the Bill Gates funded 'Target Malaria' project activities. Facilities containing the mosquitoes were sealed on August...
Brentford have lift off courtesy of Burkina Faso star
The Voice
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August 24, 2025
BRENTFORD have lift off to their Premier League season at the second attempt with a scrappy 1-0 win over a lacklustre Aston Villa at the Gtech Community Stadium, reports the Voice of Sport. It was hardly a contest for the ages, but it will live...
Burkina Faso says no to Bill Gates’ plan of creating modified species of mosquitoes
Business Insider Africa
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August 23, 2025
In a statement published on Friday, officials urged Target Malaria, the initiative's principal NGO, to halt "all activities" in the nation. “All samples will be destroyed according to a strict protocol,” Samuel Pare, chief official at the higher...
Burkina Faso Stops Gates Foundation’s Anti-Malaria Campaign
Nigerian Eye
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August 23, 2025
The Burkina Faso government, under the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, announced on Friday, August 22, 2025, the immediate suspension of all activities related to the Target Malaria project, a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded...
Burkina Faso: Traoré Bans Bill Gates’ Controversial Project
Malawi 24
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August 23, 2025
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has announced a decisive ban on the controversial project backed by Bill Gates, which introduced genetically modified mosquitoes that critics say are making malaria-carrying...
Burkina Faso to begin spillage of Bagre Dam on August 27
Modern Ghana
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The government of Burkina Faso has confirmed that controlled spillage from the Bagre Dam will commence on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, to prevent the dam from exceeding its maximum capacity. In a statement issued on August 22, and signed by Kindo...
Burkina Faso to begin Bagre Dam spillage August 27
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 22, 2025
The government of Burkina Faso has announced that the Bagre Dam will be spilt effective Wednesday, August 27, 2025. In a statement dated August 22 and signed by Kindo Issiaka, Head of Hydraulics at SONABEL (Société Nationale d’Électricité du...
Dango Ouattara Becomes Most Expensive Burkina Faso Footballer
Times News Global
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August 23, 2025
London, England – Dango Ouattara made history by becoming the most expensive footballer from Burkina Faso, with a transfer fee of nearly €50 million, including bonuses, to Brentford. This significant step marks a major milestone in Ouattara’s...
Volta basin on alert as Burkina Faso sets August 27 date for Bagré Dam spillage
Graphic
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August 23, 2025
Next article: Ridge Hospital nurse demands GH¢7m from 'Ralph De FellowGhanaian' over assault and defamation Next Featured GraphicOnline Aug - 23 - 2025 , 09:19 2 minutes read The government of Burkina Faso, through its national electricity...
Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré: conservative anti-democratic despot or anti-imperialist hero?
LINKS
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August 22, 2025
First published at Amandla!. Amandla! sent a series of questions to Rahmane Idrissa. Here are the questions and his answers. Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a coup in 2022. What was the situation in the country that led to the coup? Traoré came to...