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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...
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....
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
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...
Burkina Faso repatriates Alino Faso’s body amid outcry for justice
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
The remains of Alain Christophe Traoré, widely known as Alino Faso, have been repatriated to Burkina Faso from Côte d’Ivoire, igniting national mourning and renewed calls for accountability. Traoré, a prominent social media influencer and...
MRP President to address the media on Wednesday 27th August, 2025
Malawi Freedom Network
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August 26, 2025
President of the Revolutionary Party – Muvi wa Chilungamo (MRP) Bantu Saunders Jumah, will on Wednesday, the 27th August, 2025 hold a press conference to be held at Golden Peacock Hotel in Blantyre to tell Malawians its way forward after failing...
Goals and Highlights: Burkina Faso 1-2 Madagascar in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 16, 2025
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us for our live coverage of the Burkina Faso vs. Madagascar match in Group B of the African Cup of Nations. We wish you a pleasant evening and hope you will continue to follow VAVEL.com. END OF...
Prep Rally: Let the TV bidding war begin
Los Angeles Times
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August 25, 2025
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. I’m Eric Sondheimer. Let the bidding begin. A 15-year TV contract that the CIF signed with Time Warner Cable in 2011 ends in 2026. What will happen next? Newsletter Get our high school sports...
Diplomatic Crisis Looms as Burkina Faso Accuses Ivory Coast of Foul Play in Traore’s Death
South Africa Today
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August 18, 2025
The remains of Alain Christophe Traoré, widely known as Alino Faso, have been repatriated to Burkina Faso from Ivory Coast, sparking national mourning and renewed demands for accountability. Traoré, a prominent social media influencer and...
Muntaka holds crunch meeting with Yagbonwura over deadly Gbiniyiri clashes
Modern Ghana
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Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, the Minister for the Interior, has held a closed-door crunch meeting with the Jira Yagbonwura Bi-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, at his Palace in Damongo over the Gbiniyiri clashes. The Minister on Sunday, led a high-powered...
Annual military music festival gets underway on Moscow's Red Square
Africanews
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August 24, 2025
Military bands from across the world converged on Moscow’s Red Square to take part in the 17th edition of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including...
The Sahel’s descent into extremism and global counterterrorism failure
Weekly Blitz
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August 31, 2025
The Sahel, a vast belt of land stretching across Africa just south of the Sahara, has in recent years become the epicenter of global terrorism. In 2024 alone, the region accounted for 51 percent of worldwide terrorism-related fatalities, amounting...
Burkina Faso: Traoré, a conservative, anti-democratic despot
Amandla
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August 12, 2025
Amandla! sent a series of questions to Rahmane Idrissa. Here are the questions and his answers. Amandla!: Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a coup in 2022. What was the situation in the country that led to the coup? Rahmane Idrissa: Traoré came to...
Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
A world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is suffering from signs of disintegration, as climate change affects weather patterns. The wavy-walled houses covered with singular geometric lines of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in...
Mauritania on the brink as Madagascar, Burkina Faso fight for survival
The Standard
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El Mami Tetah (left) of Mauritania battles for the ball with Moumou Diallo of Burkina Faso during the CHAN Group B clash at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es salaam, Tanzania on August 13, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Host Tanzania’s Taifa...
Burkina Faso’s upgrades defence with delivery of Chinese-made armoured vehicles, artillery systems
Business Insider Africa
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August 10, 2025
According to Defense Blog, the delivery includes VN22B wheeled fire support vehicles, PLL-05 120 mm self-propelled gun-mortars, and SR5 multiple rocket launch systems. Footage posted on social media showed rows of the newly painted vehicles in...
From Ouagadougou to Oceania: Burkina Faso leader a Pacific resistance symbol
The Strategist
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August 14, 2025
In a world increasingly shaped by digital influence and disillusionment with the Western-led global order, Captain Ibrahim Traore has emerged as an icon of anti-colonial resistance. He seized power in Burkina Faso through a military coup in 2022,...
How to watch Man City vs Tottenham today: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, team news
TechRadar
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August 23, 2025
The Man City vs Tottenham live stream is a heavyweight clash this early in the Premier League 2025/26 season, not least after the sides won their respective opening fixtures 4-0 and 3-0. City purred in winning by four goals at Wolves. An Erling...
Summary: Mauritania 1-0 Burkina Faso in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 13, 2025
End of match The match ends with the final score of Mauritania 1-0 Burkina Faso, the Mauritanian team takes the victory and the 3 points to place themselves in second place in Group B with 7 points, while Burkina will remain in fourth place, a...