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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 …

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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 …

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Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for reporting on army killings
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for reporting on army killings

Al Jazeera  

In a new report, Human Rights Watch said military forces ‘summarily executed’ 223 civilians in February. Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting for two weeks over their coverage of a report accusing the army of the extrajudicial killings of civilians, the authorities said. In a new report published on Thursday, international organisation …

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Burkina Faso halts France 24 broadcasts after al-Qaeda interview
1 year, 8 months ago

Burkina Faso halts France 24 broadcasts after al-Qaeda interview

Al Jazeera  

Relations between Paris and Ouagadougou have deteriorated sharply since the Burkinabe military seized power in a coup in October. Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended France 24 broadcasts after the TV station aired an interview with the head of al-Qaeda’s North African wing. In December 2022, Ouagadougou suspended broadcasts of Radio France International, a radio station also funded by the …

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Coup in Burkina Faso as Military Officers Appear in TV, Dismiss Junta Leader
2 years, 2 months ago

Coup in Burkina Faso as Military Officers Appear in TV, Dismiss Junta Leader

News 18  

Military officers seized control of Burkina Faso on Friday, claiming to be restoring peace to the jihadist-wracked country as they dismissed a junta leader who had himself come to power in a coup at the start of this year. The coup plotters promised to convene “the nation’s active forces” to designate a “new president of Faso, whether civilian or military”. …

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Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup
2 years, 2 months ago

Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup

The Hindu  

More than a dozen members of Burkina Faso's army seized control of state television late Friday, declaring that the country's coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had been overthrown after only nine months in power. The soldiers promised the international community they would respect their commitments and urged Burkinabes “to go about their business in peace.” “A meeting …

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Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup
2 years, 2 months ago

Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — More than a dozen soldiers seized control of Burkina Faso’s state television late Friday, declaring that the country’s coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had been overthrown after only nine months in power. Constantin Gouvy, Burkina Faso researcher at Clingendael, said Friday night’s events “follow escalating tensions within the ruling MPSR junta and the …

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African Cup of Nations: Match timings, dates, groups, venues, full schedule
2 years, 11 months ago

African Cup of Nations: Match timings, dates, groups, venues, full schedule

The Hindu  

The Africa Cup of Nations is the first major international event of the football calendar in 2022 and is being hosted by Cameroon. The Confederation of African Football then announced that due to unfavourable climatic conditions in Cameroon during this period, the tournament would take place from 9 January to 6 February 2021. RELATED: AFCON: Virus cases for Egypt, more …

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