Tag: Burkina Faso
-
Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage
π§π« Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded Voice of America (VOA) for two weeks over their coverage of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings. HRW said the Burkinabe army has repeatedly committed mass atrocities against civilians in the name of fighting terrorism,…
-
US accusing South Africa of aligning itself with “malign” Russia & China is a form of colonization, analyst says
πΊπΈπΏπ¦ π¬ “Russia’s preponderance in several countries, in the economic, military, political and ideological spheres, directly influences the US, which is already planning laws to prevent the extension of these partnerships, which they consider to be evil and against American interests,” Carolina Vasconcelos, a researcher at the Conjuncture Assessment Center (NAC) for the Sub-Saharan Africa…
-
World military expenditure reaches all-time high of $2,443bln in 2023, Stockholm Institute says
π Global military expenditure increased by 6.8% in 2023 year-over-year and reached a new record high of $2,443 billion, with the three largest spenders being the United States, China and Russia, according to new data published on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. πΈ The US remained the world’s biggest military spender with…
-
Burkina Faso and CΓ΄te d’Ivoire defense ministers discuss security and cooperation
Burkina Faso’s Minister of Defense, General Kassoum Coulibaly, and his Ivorian counterpart, TΓ©nΓ© Birahima Ouattara, met yesterday (Friday). They discussed military cooperation. At the end of the meeting, both delegations expressed optimism that relations between their two countries would improve. The issue of joint patrols along the border, suspended for several months, may well have…
-
Burkina Faso Armed Forces receive large batch of Turkish Bayraktar drones, government says
π§π«πΉπ· “The transitional president, head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traore, handed over this Monday a large batch of drones to the Ministry of Defense as part of the reconquest of territory and the fight against terrorism,” the office said, adding that Bayraktar TB2 and Bayraktar Akinci drones were procured. The tests of the UAVs were…
-
Who was Thomas Sankara, the βAfrican Che Guevaraβ who reformed his country?
π§π« During his relatively short reign, Thomas Sankara managed to carry out an incredible number of reforms in the country, which significantly improved the lives of ordinary Burkinabe people. For example, newborn mortality fell by almost half, the literacy rate increased from 13% to 73%, and the World Bank acknowledged that corruption in the country…
-
Junta-led Sahel states to form joint force to fight insurgents
NIAMEY, March 6 – Junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories, Niger’s armed forces chief Moussa Salaou Barmou said on Wednesday after a meeting with his counterparts.The decision is the latest sign of closer alignment to emerge since the three neighbours…
-
West African Resources lifts 10-year gold output forecast
WEST African Resources (ASX: WAF) is the regionβs emerging mid-tier gold producer, targeting +400,000 oz pa production from 2025 from its Sanbrado Gold Operations and Kiaka Gold Project.increased its 10 year gold production outlook to 415,000 ounces annually with group annual gold output peaking at 473,000 oz in 2029. Unhedged resources were reported at 12.8…
-
Liberia, Burkina Faso find solution to illegal presence of Burkinabe in Grand Gedeh County
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Embassy of Burkina Faso have agreed on what is believed to be an amicable solution to the alleged illegal occupation of Burkinabe nationals mostly in the forest region of Grand Gedeh County. The decision was reached when Internal Affairs Minister Honorable Varney A. Sirleaf and Mr. Mahamadou Zongo,…
Recent Posts
- π±π·π¬π³ Tensions are rising along the LiberiaβGuinea
- πAnthony Joshua relocates to Dubai as ‘millionaire exodus’ hits UK
- πΊπΈ Atlanta bets on its film future amid industry slowdown
- π°πͺπ·πΊ Nairobi and Moscow to address perilous issue of Kenyan soldiers recruited by Russian army
- πΈπ³ Senegal parliament doubles penalty for gay sex
Tags
Africa African Union Algeria Burkina Faso China Cryptocurrency DRC ECOWAS Egypt Ethiopia France Ghana Gold Guinea Haiti Immigration Israel Kenya Liberia Libya Mali Military Industries Mining Morocco Niger Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Pan-Africanism Pan African Nations Presidential Elections Protest Republic of Liberia Russia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Uganda United Nations United States United States of America West Africa Zimbabwe
Comments
Wow wonderful blog layout How long have you been blogging for you make blogging look easy The overall look of…
ππππππ€ ππ π£ π₯ππ π¦π‘πππ₯π .