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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...
Burkina Faso Set for First Match at Reopened National Stadium
The Fatu Network
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August 21, 2025
- Advertisement - By: The Fatu Network News Desk Burkina Faso’s national team will play their first official match at the newly renovated Stade du 4-Août Stadium in Ouagadougou in less than three weeks, when they host Egypt on September 8, 2025,...
Moroccan military delegation visits Burkina Faso to strengthen defense cooperation
Hespress
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August 22, 2025
A Moroccan delegation composed of Royal Gendarmerie officials and members of the Royal Armed Forces’ Search and Rescue Unit conducted a working visit to Burkina Faso from August 18 to 21 as part of the countries’ annual bilateral military...
Burkina Faso Expels Top UN Official Following Child Rights Report
teleSUR
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August 21, 2025
Burkina Faso’s junta expelled UN humanitarian coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak, rejecting her report on alleged child rights violations by national forces. The UN said the decision had no legal basis. Burkina Faso’s military government expels...
Burkina Faso Expels Senior UN Official Following Critical Report
Human Rights Watch
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August 20, 2025
Earlier this week, Burkina Faso’s junta expelled the top United Nations representative in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, declaring her “persona non grata” following a new UN report on violations against children in the country....
Burkina Faso leaders declare UN coordinator 'persona non grata'
Morning Star
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THE leaders of Burkina Faso declared on Monday that the United Nations resident co-ordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak was “persona non grata.” This came after an official UN report accused jihadi groups and government forces of abuses against...
Letter to the President & Minister of Foreign Affairs: Containing France: A shield for Ghana’s sovereignty
MyJoyOnline
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August 27, 2025
Your Excellency, Nations rise or fall not only by the strength of their armies or the wealth of their economies, but by the choices they make in moments of transition. West Africa today stands at such a crossroads. The region is reshaping itself...
Burkina Faso expels senior UN official
News.Az
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The Burkina Faso junta has expelled the UN regional coordinator, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, following a report that alleged violations against children in the country. The top UN official in the country was declared “persona non grata” because of...
Burkina Faso expels top UN official over child rights report
Saudi Gazette
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August 19, 2025
NAIROBI — Burkina Faso's junta has expelled the UN's top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in the militant conflict. Carol Flore-Smereczniak was declared "persona non grata" because of her role in drafting...
CDD cautions against rising military populism in West Africa
The Cable
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August 27, 2025
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD-West Africa) says it is concerned about the resurgence and normalisation of military rule in parts of West and Central Africa. In a statement on Tuesday, Dauda Garuba, Director of CDD-West Africa, said...
Tinubu Bans Raw Shea Export For Six Months, Eyes $300m Revenue Boost
Leadership
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August 27, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a six-month ban on exporting raw shea nuts to curb informal trade, boost local processing, and protect and grow Nigeria’s shea industry. The ban, which takes immediate effect and subject to review on...
Burkina Faso expels UN regional co-ordinator
BusinessLIVE
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Geneva — Burkina Faso has declared UN regional co-ordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak persona non grata over a UN report alleging violations against children in the West African country, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Burkinabe...
Burkina Faso's junta expels top UN official over child rights report
BBC
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August 19, 2025
Burkina Faso's junta has expelled the UN's top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict. Carol Flore-Smereczniak was declared "persona non grata" because of her role in drafting the report...
WHEN THE WATERS SPEAK: A Civic Call to Rise Beyond the Bagre Dam Spillage
Modern Ghana
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🌊 Let’s transform this heartbreak into a legacy of resilience and reform. Below is a civic article that blends strategic urgency with ceremonial clarity—calling stakeholders to rise, harmonize, and act. Each year, as the Bagre Dam spills its...
Ghana and Nigeria Explore Energy Swap Deal to Power West Africa
News Ghana
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August 27, 2025
Ghana and Nigeria are negotiating an innovative barter agreement that would see Accra convert Nigerian natural gas into electricity and export power back to Africa’s most populous nation. The proposed arrangement could transform regional energy...
Top 5 Stories Of The Day | ASUU Protests Nationwide Over Unmet Demands
Y Naija
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August 27, 2025
ASUU protests nationwide over unmet demands Dangote Refinery now meeting West, Central Africa’s fuel needs NRC suspends Abuja-Kaduna train service after derailment Tinubu orders six-month ban on raw shea nut exports Osun monarch jailed in U.S. for...
Russia moves to displace France in uranium-rich Niger with nuclear power proposal
Business Insider Africa
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August 27, 2025
Despite holding some of the world’s richest uranium deposits, Niger suffers from chronic electricity shortages and has for decades exported the raw material to France for refining. That dependency is now under strain as the military government in...
In Togo, Microfinance Deposits Rise as Credit Access Shrinks in Q1 2025
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Togo's microfinance sector showed mixed results in the first quarter of 2025. According to regional data from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), deposits collected by decentralized financial systems (SFD) rose by 22.9...