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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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Another international break with familiar questions for USMNT; World Cup qualifying intensifies globally
CBS Sports - Florida
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September 3, 2025
Hello! The men's international break is well and truly here, the focus squarely on the 2026 World Cup as qualification continues in a handful of continents and the rest keep busy with all-important friendlies. I'm Pardeep Cattry with an update...
The Deepfakes Moving Africa Carry European Fingerprints
HumAngle
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September 3, 2025
“So what?” Richard Martin, a US-based pan-Africanist, shot back on LinkedIn, dismissing another user who dared to call a trending speech of Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, by its real name: a deepfake. It was the kind of...
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Super Eagles Of Nigeria, Other Countries At Risk Of Losing Out
Naija News
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September 3, 2025
The race for Africa’s spots at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is entering a decisive stage, and while some traditional heavyweights are cruising, others are staring at the possibility of heartbreak. Egypt and Morocco look almost certain to be on the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...