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Burkina Faso Steps Up Ebola Prevention Measures as No Cases Reported
MENAFN
(MENAFN) According to reports, Burkina Faso has reinforced its preventive measures against Ebola virus disease, while health authorities emphasized that no confirmed cases have been detected in the country to date.
Fancamp Announces Entering Into Arrangement Agreement for Spin-Out of Mineral Exploration Assets and Investment Issuer Application
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fancamp Exploration Ltd. (“Fancamp” or the “Corporation”) (TSX Venture Exchange: FNC) is pleased to announce that, further to the Corporation’s news releases dated December 1, 2025 and...
Former American Embassy Employee Sentenced for Rape of Minors in Burkina Faso
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
A Maryland man was sentenced today to life in prison for forcibly sexually assaulting two minor girls in Burkina Faso in 2022 and 2023. After a two-week trial in October 2025, a federal jury in the District of Maryland convicted Fode Sitafa Mara,...
Burkina Faso Abolishes All Political Parties, Groupings
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso's military regime has abolished every political party and political organization operating within its borders Thursday, justifying the sweeping action as essential for safeguarding national cohesion and overhauling the...
Iranian President Signals Readiness for Deeper Burkina Faso Ties
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signaled Monday his country's readiness to forge deeper and broader ties with African nations, with particular emphasis on Burkina Faso. Pezeshkian delivered the message during a meeting in the Iranian...
Washington insurance commissioner warns of rising wildfire risk, insurance cancellations
Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
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Masai Ujiri and Giants of Africa Reach Halfway Mark of Built Within Initiative with 50th Court Opening in Lagos, Nigeria
EIN Presswire
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, May 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Giants of Africa, a non-profit founded by Dallas Mavericks Team President and Alternate Governor and UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate Masai Ujiri, has reached the halfway...
Burkina Faso says plot to kill leader has been thwarted
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso’s military government announced that it has thwarted a plot to assassinate Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s head of state.
Burkina Faso’s Government Thwarts Coup Plot Targeting President
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso’s authorities announced late Tuesday they had disrupted an alleged coup attempt targeting President Capt. Ibrahim Traore, accusing former transitional leader Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba of masterminding the plan....
Togo extradites ex-Burkina Faso leader over alleged assassination plot
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso’s former leader, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, to his home country following allegations that he plotted to assassinate his successor, Ibrahim Traoré. Damiba, who seized power in a 2022 coup...
Nigerian Soldiers Gain Freedom After Burkina Faso Detention
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Eleven Nigerian soldiers who had been held in Burkina Faso for ten days were released after diplomatic negotiations between the two nations, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday.
Sahel Alliance alerts forces after Burkina Faso grounds Nigerian plane
MENAFN
(MENAFN) The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has heightened its air-defense posture to its top alert level after Burkina Faso’s military authorities grounded a Nigerian Air Force C-130, accusing it of entering the country’s airspace without...
AES boost defenses after Nigerian army plane landed in Burkina Faso
MENAFN
(MENAFN) The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has raised its military alert level following the forced landing of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 in Burkina Faso, which was accused of entering Burkinabe airspace without permission.
“Lady A, Gaffigan and Hayes to headline state fair; tickets on sale Friday, April 1,” Montrose Press
Colorado State Fair
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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Withdraw from ICC
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have officially withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing the tribunal as a tool of “neocolonial repression” that serves imperialist interests.
Russia plans to launch engineering education program in Burkina Faso
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Russia has announced plans to introduce a pilot engineering education initiative in Burkina Faso by late 2025, according to Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin.
Burkina Faso stops malaria research initiative backed by Bill Gates
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso has put a hold on a malaria research initiative backed by the Gates Foundation amid concerns that the program could be exploited for population control purposes in Africa.
Burkina Faso announces UN coordinator ‘persona non grata’
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso has declared United Nations resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak “persona non grata” following a UN report accusing jihadist groups and national forces of abusing children.
ECOWAS Chairman Julius Maada Bio Meets Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Commits to Peace
EIN Presswire
President Bio and Captain Traoré pledge cooperation for peace, unity, and stability across West Africa.
Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia military bands perform at Moscow festival
MENAFN
(MENAFN) Army bands from Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia performed for the first time at Russia’s ongoing Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival.
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