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News Burkina Faso » Events: Burkina Faso crowd celebrates West Africa's latest coup

News channel or source: https://www.euronews.com/2022/01/26/us-burkina-security

Published on: Tuesday 25 January 2022

The fifth coup in West and Central Africa this decade comes amid an increasingly bloody Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands and displaced millions across the Sahel region, eroding faith in ...

News Burkina Faso » Events: King of Squats performs in Burkina Faso despite reports of ban

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/entertainment/celebrities/king-of-squats-performs-in-burkina-faso-despite-reports-of-ban/ar-AA1QgHLb

Published on: Tuesday 11 November 2025

Nkululeko Dlamini, known as the King of Squats, performed in Burkina Faso despite controversy surrounding his visit He previously visited Kenya in 2024, headlining a fitness event in Nairobi with his ...

News Burkina Faso » Events: Why Burkina Faso banned the fitness event with the ‘King of Squats’

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-za/sports/general/why-burkina-faso-banned-the-fitness-event-with-the-king-of-squats/ar-AA1Q9QZa

Published on: Monday 10 November 2025

South African fitness coach Nkululeko Dlamini, famously known as the “King of Squats,” was forced to skip a planned fitness event in Burkina Faso. This was after Ouagadougou City Council banned the ...

News Burkina Faso » Events: Burkina Faso ends French military accord, says it will defend itself

News channel or source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/01/24/burkina-security-france

Published on: Monday 23 January 2023

OUAGADOUGOU -Burkina Faso has decided to end a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents on its territory because the government wants the country to defend itself, the government ...

News Burkina Faso » Events: Burkina Faso’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries to speak at AEW 2025 amid energy diversification

News channel or source: https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/events-and-conferences/burkina-fasos-minister-of-energy-mines-and-quarries-to-speak-at-aew-2025-amid-energy-diversification-ckt8ma41

Published on: Tuesday 27 May 2025

CAPE TOWN, South Africa/ --Burkina Faso’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries Yacouba Zabré Gouba has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025 conference - taking place ...

News Burkina Faso » Events: The Red Zone: Inside Burkina Faso: Climate Innovation and Food Insecurity

News channel or source: https://www.csis.org/events/red-zone-inside-burkina-faso-climate-innovation-and-food-insecurity

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2024

In 2024, Burkina Faso is projected to face a humanitarian crisis affecting an estimated 6.3 million people due to protracted conflict and climate shocks. Armed terrorist groups affiliated with Jama'a ...

News Burkina Faso » Events: Burkina Faso's Traoré hails at President Mahama's swearing-in event [Video]

News channel or source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/blogs/zeqblog/Burkina-Faso-039-s-Traor-hails-at-President-Mahama-039-s-swearing-in-event-Video-7204

Published on: Monday 06 January 2025

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso's military leader, was greeted warmly as he entered the stage to congratulate President John Dramani Mahama on his swearing-in ceremony at Black Star Square today.

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