President Bio Urges Stronger ECOWAS Relations with the Alliance of Sahel States (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger)

Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Julius Maada Bio, has called for enhanced collaboration between ECOWAS and the AES countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The appeal was made during a courtesy visit...

Burkina Faso: African Development Bank Supports Youth Entrepreneurship In Rural Areas

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, July 31, 2025/APO Group/ -- The African Development Bank ( ) and the Government of Burkina Faso launched the third phase of the incubator program of the Support Project for Youth...

Burkina Faso performs first-ever kidney transplant

31 july 2025 - 12:24:35 MA/BBA 241 Views Panafrican News Agency Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A medical team from Burkina Faso, supported by a Turkish delegation, has successfully completed the first kidney transplant in the country, the...

Hearts announce signing of Burkina Faso international Pierre Landry Kabore

Hearts have announced that forward Pierre Landry Kabore has signed a three-year contract after joining the club from JK Nava Trans. The 24-year-old moves after a lengthy wait for a visa, and will now go straight into Derek McInnes’ squad, with...

Moroccan Truck Drivers and Spanish Tourists Freed After Kidnapping in Burkina Faso and Southern Algeria

Burkina Faso Releases Conscripted Journalists, Activist

Earlier in July 2025, Burkina Faso authorities released five journalists and a human rights activist who had been unlawfully conscripted into the military after criticizing the country’s military junta. While a positive development, their release...

Burkina Faso: outcry for justice and body repatriation in Ouagadougou from Abidjan

Burkina Faso is demanding answers following the death of influencer Alain Traoré, known as Alino Faso, while in custody in Ivory Coast. On July 29, 2025, hundreds of protesters dressed in white took to the streets of Ouagadougou to seek justice...

Burkina Faso: 50 declared dead after horrific militant attack on military base

About 50 soldiers have been declared dead after militants launched attacks, looted and set a military base in Dargo ablaze. The Associated Press confirms that the destroyed base which was established in Dargo – a town in the Nothern part of...

2026 WAFCON qualifier: Nigeria’s Super Falcons face Benin Republic, Cameroon Lionesses in uphill task

The race for tickets to next year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations, also to be staged in Morocco just as the last two editions, will be concluded in October with Cup holders and 10-time winners Nigeria up against the She-Cheetahs of Benin Republic,...

Quest for President Samia’s Tsh1bn prize begins as Taifa Stars beat Burkina Faso

Tanzania’s national football team officially kicked off their quest for the Tsh1 billion (Ksh51 million) prize on Saturday night as Taifa Stars faced Burkina Faso in the opening match of the 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) at Benjamin...

Op-Ed: Assata Shakur And The Endless War Against Black Liberation

Source: Newsday LLC / Getty It’s 2:10 a.m. Central Time. I am sitting on bae’s beanbag, looking at photos and scrolling through TikToks of Assata Shakur, when the frustration of Black Movement work hit me. The United States of America still has...

Why do the West want Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré deposed – or dead?

Burkina Faso’s young revolutionary leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has suddenly become one of the biggest political issues in the world, especially in Africa, trending regularly on social media and increasingly becoming a symbol of resistance on...

Stakeholders seek inter-agency collaboration to curb cross-border crimes

Security experts have implored the federal government to prioritise inter-agency collaboration and community partnerships to tackle rising cross-border crimes in the Sokoto–Zamfara–Katsina axis. The call was made on Tuesday in Abuja at a national...

Tanzania opens 2024 CHAN run with victory over Burkina Faso

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Co-host Tanzania kicked off the 2024 CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso on Saturday at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam, making a flying start in Group B....

Ghanaian Actor Premieres Film Celebrating Burkina Faso Leader

Popular actor and filmmaker Kwadwo Nkansah, known professionally as Lil Win, has launched his politically charged film “Captain Ibrahim Traore” with a high-profile premiere in Kumasi. The event at SG Mall on August 3 attracted government...

Terrorists Kill Dozens in Burkina Faso

Two deadly terrorist assaults in northeastern Burkina Faso earlier this week claimed the lives of “several dozens” of soldiers and civilians, according to two security officials and a local source who spoke to AFP on Friday. The first, described...

20 Fashion Week Events Spotlighting Sustainability, Diversity And Inclusion This Season

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 runway Corbis via Getty Images In recent years, Fashion Week has not just been a showcase of new collections, but also of important messages to share with the world and of new ways to create...

Tanzania begins CHAN campaign with a convincing 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s national football team, Taifa Stars, launched their 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign in style with a resounding 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium today, August 2, 2025. The...

Taifa Stars extend lead as Hussein nets second against Burkina Faso

Dar es Salaam. The Benjamin Mkapa Stadium erupted once again as Mohamed Hussein, famously known as "Tshabalala," scored Taifa Stars’ second goal to extend their lead to 2-0 against Burkina Faso in their CHAN 2024 Group B opener on Saturday, August...

Tanzania Starts CHAN 2024 campaign with convincing 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso

The Taifa Stars of Tanzania have kicked off their CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 campaign in style, securing a commanding 2-0 victory over Burkina Faso in the Group B opener at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Backed by a...