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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Burkina Faso

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Uncertainty in West Africa’s Mining Sector as Arrests Rattle Western Companies

    The arrest of mining executives in Mali, threats to strip permits in Burkina Faso, and the seizure of a French-run uranium site in Niger have raised concerns among Western miners in West Africa, according to Reuters' reports. While day-to-day production has largely continued in Mali and Burkina Faso, the escalating tensions are expected to impact firms seeking financing and insurance. This uncertainty could hamper supply growth in Africa's […]

todayDecember 12, 2024 8

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Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Deadly Burkina Faso Attack

An al-Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack in north-central Burkina Faso. Reuters says it reported nearly 300 fatalities and stated they targeted militia members, not civilians. However, local reports suggest at least 400 people were killed, including civilians digging defensive trenches under military orders. The assault, near Barsalogho, is one of the deadliest in nearly a decade of Islamist violence in the region.

todayAugust 30, 2024 33

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Sahel Juntas Accuse Ukraine of Supporting Rebel Groups, Denounce Actions to UN Security Council

The military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have lodged a complaint with the U.N. Security Council, accusing Ukraine of supporting rebel groups in the Sahel region, reports Reuters. This follows Mali's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine in early August, after comments from a Ukrainian military intelligence spokesperson about recent fighting in Mali's north, which resulted in the deaths of Malian soldiers and Russian Wagner mercenaries. Niger's […]

todayAugust 22, 2024 30

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Genetically modified mosquitoes and malaria in Africa: top scientist shares latest advances

    By Abdoulaye Diabaté   Every year, mosquitoes kill more people than any other animal. According to the World Malaria Report (2023), the African continent bears the brunt of the most deadly mosquito-borne disease, malaria. Africa has 94% of the cases and 95% of the deaths. One tool that’s being considered in the fight against malaria is genetic modification. Several research projects around the world are looking to use […]

todayAugust 19, 2024 16

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Burkina Faso apitifa oveta taikelele oushenge moshilongo shaye.

Etanga lopakwaita olo likwetele komesho oshilongo Burkina Faso' ola shiiva moshilongo ita mupitikwa  eeveta tadi popile oushenge. Eelopota odati ongudu yetanga lopakwata yo junta,  oyo ikwetele komesho oshilongo oya kelela oinyangadalwa aishe youshenge moshilongo, noya waimina oilyolongo ya Afria oyo ita ipopile eehombo doushege moshilongo,  nonande oilyolongo oinanghono mounyuni taipula opo eeveta doushenge dikale dapitikwa. Oo eli ominsiter youyuuki moshilongo osho  Edasso Rodrigue Bayala,   talombwele oikundaneki kutya,  o cabinet kongudu […]

todayJuly 12, 2024 32 2 4

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West Africa is changing: five essential reads on breakaways from Ecowas

        By Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation     The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons. The bloc is facing its biggest crisis since it was formed in 1975. Three of its 15 countries – Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali – have broken away and formed an alternative grouping, the Alliance of Sahel States. While […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 14

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Senegal’s president urges dialogue with Sahel military juntas

        Senegalese President and West Africa's ECOWAS "facilitator" Bassirou Diomaye Faye called Monday for dialogue and peaceful reconciliation with three countries that recently split from the bloc. The military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso broke away from the Economic Community of West African States earlier this year and formed a confederation of their own on Saturday. ECOWAS heads of state met in Abuja on Sunday […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 14

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