scheme bonds areas northwest batch chinese validity southwest justices verification cryptocurrency art subject religious day2 exam firssupreme world mukul modi institutions economically 2021 state ethereum information marriage opt comprising

Search results for faso

Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year
4 days, 15 hours ago

Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s junta-led government said Thursday that it had released four French nationals it called spies, following Morocco-mediated negotiations with France. Ibrahim Traore, the country’s president, welcomed Morocco’s diplomatic efforts and noted that France and Burkina Faso’s relations had soured in recent years. Their detention came at a low point in France’s relations with its former …

France French Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Morocco Sahel
Burkina Faso plunges into civil war as strategy to hire civilian militia backfires
1 week ago

Burkina Faso plunges into civil war as strategy to hire civilian militia backfires

Firstpost  

Ibrahim Traoré took power in a 2022 coup, the country has been embroiled in an escalating war against Islamic insurgents, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and nearly 3 million people displaced, according to a report Burkina Faso, once known for its tolerance and peaceful interethnic relations, is now at the centre of one of West Africa’s deadliest conflicts. …

Violence Civil Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Coast Militia
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger agree to grace period in ECOWAS withdrawal
1 week, 2 days ago

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger agree to grace period in ECOWAS withdrawal

Al Jazeera  

The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will have a six-month grace period following their exit from the Economic Community of West African States, scheduled for January 29, a year after the countries announced their intentions to leave. The decision, …

Countries Burkina Faso Mali Niger Sahel
Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of ‘spreading false news’ in coverage of attack
1 week, 4 days ago

Niger junta suspends BBC accusing it of ‘spreading false news’ in coverage of attack

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over the broadcaster’s coverage of an extremist attack that allegedly killed dozens of Nigerien soldiers and civilians, authorities said Thursday. “BBC broadcasts false information aimed at destabilizing social calm and undermining the troops’ morale,” communications minister Raliou Sidi Mohamed said in letters to radio stations that rebroadcast BBC …

Attack French Burkina Faso Bbc Junta Rfi Niger
France flies out 2 Mirage fighter jets from Chad to signal beginning of military withdrawal
1 week, 6 days ago

France flies out 2 Mirage fighter jets from Chad to signal beginning of military withdrawal

Associated Press  

PARIS — France flew out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad on Tuesday, signaling the beginning of its withdrawal of military forces from the former French colony in central Africa that last month broke off its defense cooperation agreement with Paris. The Mirage 2000-D fighters took off after midday from a French base in the capital, …

France French Force Chad Chadian Mirage Military Withdrawal
Burkina Faso junta appoints new prime minister
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Burkina Faso junta appoints new prime minister

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta appointed a new prime minister, a day after dissolving the government without providing any reason. Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, until now communications minister and spokesperson of the government, will be the West African country’s new prime minister, junta leader Ibrahim Traore said in a presidential decree read on state television Saturday. …

Prime Minister Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Junta New Prime Minister
Burkina Faso's military leader dissolves government, sacks prime minister
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Burkina Faso's military leader dissolves government, sacks prime minister

Firstpost  

The west African country was plunged into instability by a January 2022 coup in which Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power from elected president Roch Marc Christian Kabore Burkina Faso’s ruling military leader on Friday dismissed the country’s prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree transmitted to AFP. “The prime minister’s official functions are terminated,” said …

Prime Minister Burkina Faso Burkina
Burkina Faso's military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
Trending News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Burkina Faso's military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta …

Prime Minister Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. The junta in Burkina Faso seized power in September 2022 by ousting the military rule of Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba about eight months after it staged a coup to …

Prime Minister Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match
3 weeks ago

Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match

Deccan Chronicle  

Conakry: Dozens of people were killed Sunday in clashes between fans at a football match in N'Zerekore, Guinea's second largest city, hospital sources told AFP, describing scenes of mass carnage. Local media said the match was part of a tournament organised in honour of Guinea's junta leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup and has installed himself …

Guinea Doumbouya
Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match
3 weeks ago

Dozens killed in clashes at Guinea football match

The Hindu  

Dozens of people were killed Sunday in clashes between fans at a football match in N’Zerekore, Guinea’s second largest city, hospital sources told AFP, describing scenes of mass carnage. Local media said the match was part of a tournament organised in honour of Guinea’s junta leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, who seized power in a 2021 coup and has installed himself as …

Guinea Doumbouya
A football game, a contested referee decision and around 100 dead in Guinea
Trending News
3 weeks ago

A football game, a contested referee decision and around 100 dead in Guinea

Hindustan Times  

Clashes between fans at a football match in N'Zerekore, Guinea's second largest city, left around 100 people dead and many others injured on Sunday. According to the doctor, "there are around 100 dead", with bodies filling the local hospital and morgue. According to the local media, the unfortunate game was part of a tournament organised in honour of Guinea's interim …

Guinea Contested Referee
Dozens dead after stampede breaks out at Guinea football match
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Dozens dead after stampede breaks out at Guinea football match

Al Jazeera  

At least 56 killed in southeastern city after rival fans stormed the pitch following a controversial referee decision. At least 56 people have been killed after violent clashes during a football match led to a stampede in Guinea’s second-largest city of N’Zerekore, according to the government. “Protests of dissatisfaction with refereeing decisions led to stone-throwing by supporters, resulting in fatal …

Guinea Doumbouya
Macron's apology key step towards reconciliation between France and Senegal as Senegal honours victims of 1944 massacre
Trending News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Macron's apology key step towards reconciliation between France and Senegal as Senegal honours victims of 1944 massacre

Firstpost  

French troops have been ousted in recent years from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso after years of fighting Islamic extremists alongside regional troops. Earlier this week, Chad, one of the last countries in the region in which France had maintained a large military presence, ended a military cooperation agreement with Paris Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at …

France Military West Africa West African Paris Macron
Mali cuts TV news station’s signal over broadcast criticizing Burkina Faso’s ruling junta
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mali cuts TV news station’s signal over broadcast criticizing Burkina Faso’s ruling junta

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s ruling junta cut the signal of the popular news broadcaster Joliba TV News after a prominent politician criticized the military rulers of neighboring Burkina Faso during a televised debate, a journalist for the channel said Tuesday. “This morning, the authorities cut off our TV channel signal, but we’re still hopeful that they’ll restore it soon,” Attaher …

Military Press Burkina Faso Authorities Mali Joliba Tv
Islamic State a ‘ticking time bomb’ in Africa, warns top US counterterror official
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Islamic State a ‘ticking time bomb’ in Africa, warns top US counterterror official

Firstpost  

Head of the US National Counterterrorism Center Brett Holmgren has said that ISIS has “prioritised Africa as a growth opportunity”, and that could spell trouble for the US, according to a report Nigeriens, some holding Russian flags, participate in a march in Niamey, Niger, on July 30, 2023. In an interview to Politico, Brett Holmgren, the head of the US …

Security Africa Russia Islamist Threats Trump National
Africa’s junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive
1 month ago

Africa’s junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive

Associated Press  

NIAMEY, Niger — Thousands from the junta-led countries in Africa’s Sahel region gathered this week in the Nigerien capital of Niamey, with music and cultural displays, to condemn what they called the West’s imperialist agenda and to drive support for their military regimes. Conference delegates – including pro-junta youth, women and civil society groups as well as allies from across …

Africa Countries Burkina Faso Junta Mali Niger Nigerien
Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime
1 month ago

Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s junta leader fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government on Wednesday, days after Maïga criticized the military regime. Mali has been ruled by military leaders since a junta seized power in 2020 and staged another coup the following year. Maïga, who was appointed by the military two years ago, accused the junta of postponing the …

Military Junta Mali Maïga
Four-time champions Ghana out of AFCON 2025 after 1-1 draw with Angola
1 month, 1 week ago

Four-time champions Ghana out of AFCON 2025 after 1-1 draw with Angola

Al Jazeera  

The Black Stars needed two wins in their last two qualifying games and are now left at bottom place in Group F. Ghana have failed to reach the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004 after drawing with Angola 1-1 in their qualifying match. The Black Stars needed a win in their penultimate group game on Friday …

Sudan Ghana Group Angola Niger
Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea qualify for Africa Cup of Nations 2025
1 month, 1 week ago

Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea qualify for Africa Cup of Nations 2025

The Hindu  

Holders Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea became the latest countries to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals but did not have to kick a ball to do so, as the penultimate round of qualifiers began on Wednesday. Equatorial Guinea, who was a surprise package at the last finals, sits on seven points from its four matches, while …

Cameroon Group Morocco Chad Guinea Namibia Equatorial Guinea
Mali arrests top politician for criticizing Burkina Faso’s ruling junta
1 month, 1 week ago

Mali arrests top politician for criticizing Burkina Faso’s ruling junta

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s ruling junta arrested one of the country’s top politicians Wednesday for criticizing the military rulers of neighboring Burkina Faso, according to his son and a judiciary source. Issa Kaou N’Djim, who previously supported Mali’s current military leader Col. Assimi Goita before distancing himself, was arrested on charges of insulting a foreign head of state, which is …

Military Burkina Faso Mali
Theater festival offers solace in Burkina Faso, a nation torn by violence
1 month, 1 week ago

Theater festival offers solace in Burkina Faso, a nation torn by violence

Hindustan Times  

OUGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the conflict-battered West African country of Burkina Faso. Theater festival offers solace in Burkina Faso, a nation torn by violence She fled her village after it was attacked by extremists, leaving her husband and her farm behind. Every day for …

Festival Theater Violence Work Country Burkina Faso Burkina
Theater festival offers solace in Burkina Faso, a nation torn by violence
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

Theater festival offers solace in Burkina Faso, a nation torn by violence

Associated Press  

OUGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the conflict-battered West African country of Burkina Faso. Every day for a week, together with dozens of other Burkinabe men and women who have been displaced by extremist violence, she swirled, danced and chanted for almost two hours in front …

Festival Theater Work Country Burkina Faso Burkina Ilboudo
China-Africa Summit Shines a Spotlight on Eswatini, Taiwan’s Lone Partner in Africa
2 months ago

China-Africa Summit Shines a Spotlight on Eswatini, Taiwan’s Lone Partner in Africa

The Diplomat  

From September 4 to 6, Beijing hosted the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit, which set a new record for attendance: 51 African heads of state and government, according to China’s Foreign Ministry. Asked about Eswatini’s status as the “only African country not participating in FOCAC,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on September 4 that “African countries widely …

China Africa Taiwan Diplomatic Country Diplomatic Relations Ties