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Leeds v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Saturday
The Mag
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August 30, 2025
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Leeds v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Saturday (5.30pm (UK) kick-off). The Newcastle United players looking to get their first win...
'President Mahama is the most loved man in Burkina Faso after Traoré' - Wode Maya
GhanaWeb
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August 28, 2025
Ghanaian vlogger, Wode Maya, has narrated how President John Dramani Mahama’s name played a pivotal role during the filming of one of his YouTube videos in Burkina Faso. In an interview with media personality Kafui Dey, shared on X on August 26,...
No evidence sey US strike Burkina Faso with missiles
The Cable
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August 28, 2025
One social media user don claim sey United States missiles hit Burkina Faso, causing Ibrahim Traoré, army presido, to revenge. Edwuadotv, one Facebook account, make di post on August 22. “Wen US missiles strike one guard post for northern Burkina...
Lost In The Desert, Rediscovered Through Fashion In Burkina Faso
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) GENEVA, Switzerland, August 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- Salif Tiendrébéogo left Burkina Faso in search of a better life. He spent five years travelling through seven countries. In the end, he lost all his money,...
Burkina Faso Strengthens Ties With Russian Media in Response to Western Bias
Sputnik News
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August 26, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250826/burkina-faso-strengthens-ties-with-russian-media-in-response-to-western-bias-1122676408.html Burkina Faso Strengthens Ties With Russian Media in Response to Western Bias Burkina Faso Strengthens Ties With Russian...
FACT CHECK: No evidence US struck Burkina Faso with missiles
The Cable
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August 27, 2025
A social media user has claimed that United States missiles hit Burkina Faso, prompting Ibrahim Traoré, junta leader, to retaliate. Edwuadotv, a Facebook account, made the post on August 22. “When US missiles struck a guard post in northern...
Africa’s presidents for life
El País
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August 31, 2025
On July 13, 92-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya announced on social media that he would be a candidate in next October’s elections. After nearly 43 years of uninterrupted power, Biya has become a true champion of political longevity,...
Avance Media Announces 2025 100 African Female Finance Leaders Ranking
Business and Financial Times
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August 28, 2025
Leading PR & Rating firm, Avance Media, has officially unveiled the 2025 edition of its 100 African Female Finance Leaders Ranking, a prestigious publication celebrating outstanding women who are shaping Africa’s financial sector. Selected from 31...
Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia military bands perform at Moscow festival
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Army bands from Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia performed for the first time at Russia’s ongoing Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Now in its 17th edition, the festival runs from August 22 to 31 on Moscow’s Red...
20 Fashion Week Events Spotlighting Sustainability, Diversity And Inclusion This Season
Forbes
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Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 runway Corbis via Getty Images In recent years, Fashion Week has not just been a showcase of new collections, but also of important messages to share with the world and of new ways to create...
Burkina Faso Shuts Down Colonial Bill Gate’s NGO against Malaria
teleSUR
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August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025 Hour: 2:44 pm Burkina Faso’s military-led government has abruptly halted the Target Malaria initiative, a genetically modified mosquito project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The decision, announced Friday by the...
Burkina Faso suspends Bill Gates-backed malaria funded initiative
Business Insider Africa
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August 24, 2025
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation announced the decision on Friday, ordering the immediate termination of the Bill Gates funded 'Target Malaria' project activities. Facilities containing the mosquitoes were sealed on August...
Renowned Fistula Surgeon from Burkina Faso to Visit U.S. in September for Awareness and Advocacy Tour
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Dr. Itengre Ouedraogo, a globally recognized fistula surgeon and founder of ARENA Medical Center in Burkina Faso, will visit the U.S. from September 9–13 to raise awareness and support for maternal health initiatives through events in New York...
Burkina Faso: Traoré Bans Bill Gates’ Controversial Project
Malawi 24
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August 23, 2025
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has announced a decisive ban on the controversial project backed by Bill Gates, which introduced genetically modified mosquitoes that critics say are making malaria-carrying...
Brentford have lift off courtesy of Burkina Faso star
The Voice
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August 24, 2025
BRENTFORD have lift off to their Premier League season at the second attempt with a scrappy 1-0 win over a lacklustre Aston Villa at the Gtech Community Stadium, reports the Voice of Sport. It was hardly a contest for the ages, but it will live...
Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré: conservative anti-democratic despot or anti-imperialist hero?
LINKS
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August 22, 2025
First published at Amandla!. Amandla! sent a series of questions to Rahmane Idrissa. Here are the questions and his answers. Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a coup in 2022. What was the situation in the country that led to the coup? Traoré came to...
Moroccan military delegation visits Burkina Faso to strengthen defense cooperation
Hespress
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August 22, 2025
A Moroccan delegation composed of Royal Gendarmerie officials and members of the Royal Armed Forces’ Search and Rescue Unit conducted a working visit to Burkina Faso from August 18 to 21 as part of the countries’ annual bilateral military...
Burkina Faso Expels Senior UN Official Following Critical Report
Human Rights Watch
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August 20, 2025
Earlier this week, Burkina Faso’s junta expelled the top United Nations representative in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, declaring her “persona non grata” following a new UN report on violations against children in the country....
Burkina Faso expels senior UN official
News.Az
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The Burkina Faso junta has expelled the UN regional coordinator, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, following a report that alleged violations against children in the country. The top UN official in the country was declared “persona non grata” because of...
Burkina Faso expels UN regional co-ordinator
BusinessLIVE
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Geneva — Burkina Faso has declared UN regional co-ordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak persona non grata over a UN report alleging violations against children in the West African country, a government spokesperson said on Monday. Burkinabe...