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Moscow vows to help Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger in fighting terrorism
MENAFN
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has pledged to assist Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in tackling terrorism and armed groups destabilizing the Sahel, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. The commitment was made during the first defense consultations between...
China arms Burkina Faso as Sahel turns away from Western security promises
South China Morning Post
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August 16, 2025
China is equipping Burkina Faso’s military and positioning itself for greater influence in the Sahel, filling a vacuum left by the collapse of security partnerships with Western nations, especially the United States and France. The move is part of...
UNICEF: 1 In 4 Worldwide Still Lack Access To Safe Drinking Water
Forbes
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The latest data on water scarcity shows persistent inequalities, with vulnerable communities left behind. A look at what UNICEF is doing to improve access to safe, clean water for children and families in need — and how to support those efforts....
Burkina Faso Jails 13 for Life Over Terrorism
News Central TV
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August 12, 2025
Burkina Faso has handed life sentences to 13 individuals for “acts of terrorism,” including involvement in a 2018 attack on the French embassy, while more than 60 others received shorter prison terms, an official statement revealed on Tuesday. The...
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Native of Benin as Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso
ACI Africa
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August 15, 2025
The graduate in Canon Law entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in July 2005, and served at the Apostolic Nunciatures in Haiti, Ghana, Tanzania, Guatemala, in the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations of the...
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has failed in Mali, says The Sentry
Daily Maverick
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August 27, 2025
Wagner, the controversial and feared Russian mercenary/private security company, has been a failure in Mali, and civilian casualties have increased since it replaced French forces there in 2022 to help the country’s military junta fight terrorists...
Blast Hits Near UN Aid Helicopter In Burkina Faso
The Nigerian Voice
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A UN chartered helicopter delivering food aid to the town of Solle in northwest Burkina Faso was reportedly caught in an explosion shortly after landing on Tuesday, injuring two people. The aircraft, chartered by the United Nations World Food...
Burkina Faso: Traoré, a conservative, anti-democratic despot
Amandla
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August 12, 2025
Amandla! sent a series of questions to Rahmane Idrissa. Here are the questions and his answers. Amandla!: Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a coup in 2022. What was the situation in the country that led to the coup? Rahmane Idrissa: Traoré came to...
Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
A world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is suffering from signs of disintegration, as climate change affects weather patterns. The wavy-walled houses covered with singular geometric lines of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in...
Mauritania on the brink as Madagascar, Burkina Faso fight for survival
The Standard
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El Mami Tetah (left) of Mauritania battles for the ball with Moumou Diallo of Burkina Faso during the CHAN Group B clash at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es salaam, Tanzania on August 13, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Host Tanzania’s Taifa...
Burkina Faso acquires long-range MLRS capability with Chinese SR5 for the first time
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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According to information published by Hammer of War on X on 7 August 2025, Burkina Faso has received a major shipment of Chinese-manufactured military equipment, including VN22B fire support vehicles, PLL-05 120 mm self-propelled gun-mortars, and...
After Burkina Faso and Mali, Niger Extends Salkadamna Coal Project Invitation to Togo
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Niger is expanding its Salkadamna coal project to include Togo, after securing partnerships with Burkina Faso and Mali. On August 13, 2025, Niger’s Energy Minister Amadou Haoua presented the project to Togo’s authorities, including...
Blast explodes near UN aid helicopter in Burkina Faso
Nigerian Current
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August 14, 2025
A UN chartered helicopter delivering food aid to the town of Solle in northwest Burkina Faso was caught in an explosion shortly after landing on Tuesday, injuring two people. The aircraft, chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP), had just...
WFP suspends flights to Burkina Faso town after explosion
MyJoyOnline
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August 13, 2025
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday it had suspended flights to the northwestern Burkina Faso town of Solle after an explosion near a helicopter it chartered injured a crew member and a government official. The WFP is trying to...
Mauritania pip Burkina Faso to keep alive Chan last eight hopes
The Namibian
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August 13, 2025
Mauritania beat Burkina Faso 1-0 to keep alive their hopes of reaching the African Nations Championships quarter-finals in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday. With Tanzania having already won Group B and qualified for the last eight, the two teams were...
From Ouagadougou to Oceania: Burkina Faso leader a Pacific resistance symbol
The Strategist
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August 14, 2025
In a world increasingly shaped by digital influence and disillusionment with the Western-led global order, Captain Ibrahim Traore has emerged as an icon of anti-colonial resistance. He seized power in Burkina Faso through a military coup in 2022,...
Mauritania edge past 10-man Burkina Faso
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – MAURITANIA edged a bruising, high-stakes Group B tie 1-0 against 10-man Burkina Faso in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Dar es Salaam, Alassane Diop’s first-half penalty enough to settle a contest shaped by a VAR red card and...
Summary: Mauritania 1-0 Burkina Faso in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 13, 2025
End of match The match ends with the final score of Mauritania 1-0 Burkina Faso, the Mauritanian team takes the victory and the 3 points to place themselves in second place in Group B with 7 points, while Burkina will remain in fourth place, a...
World News in Brief: Casualties in Ukraine, Burkina Faso Aid Helicopter Blast, Uganda invited to release the opposition leaders
The European Times
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August 14, 2025
The monthly total also marked a three -year summit, exceeding the June figure, HRMMU verifying civil deaths and injuries in 18 of the 24 regions of Ukraine. “For the second consecutive month, the number of civilian victims in Ukraine reached a new...
Burkina Faso’s upgrades defence with delivery of Chinese-made armoured vehicles, artillery systems
Business Insider Africa
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August 10, 2025
According to Defense Blog, the delivery includes VN22B wheeled fire support vehicles, PLL-05 120 mm self-propelled gun-mortars, and SR5 multiple rocket launch systems. Footage posted on social media showed rows of the newly painted vehicles in...