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News Burkina Faso » Social: Video shows extremists seizing Burkina Faso military ware, not jihadists in Nigeria

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/war-and-conflicts/general/video-shows-extremists-seizing-burkina-faso-military-ware-not-jihadists-in-nigeria/ar-AA1Pzq6i

Published on: Friday 31 October 2025

Northern Nigeria has endured years of insecurity as jihadist groups and armed criminals terrorise communities, forcing thousands to flee their homes. A recent social media post claims to show a video ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso's Traore: A hero to some, autocrat to others

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/burkina-fasos-traore-a-hero-to-some-autocrat-to-others/ar-AA1Mgo45

Published on: Tuesday 09 September 2025

Burkina Faso's military ruler is hailed on social media as a pan-African revolutionary. Yet at home, he suppresses civil liberties, criminalizes homosexuality, and silences dissent.In the three years ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso: Judicial Officers Feared Forcibly Disappeared

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/22/burkina-faso-judicial-officers-feared-forcibly-disappeared

Published on: Wednesday 22 October 2025

Burkina Faso authorities should urgently investigate and publicly report on the whereabouts of six judges and prosecutors as well as one lawyer who are feared to have been forcibly disappeared.

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso’s military receives new Chinese equipment

News channel or source: https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/burkina-fasos-military-receives-new-chinese-equipment/

Published on: Friday 17 October 2025

Captain Ibrahim Traore, leader of Burkina Faso, has officially handed over a large batch of military hardware to the nation’s military, after acquiring the ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Peace and Social Cohesion Journalism Award [Burkina Faso]

News channel or source: https://ijnet.org/en/opportunity/peace-and-social-cohesion-journalism-award-burkina-faso

Published on: Sunday 27 April 2025

Journalists from Burkina Faso are invited to apply. The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace in Burkina Faso is launching the fourth edition of the Journalism Prize for Peace and Social Cohesion ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Threat against Burkinabé journalist goes viral on social media

News channel or source: https://ifex.org/threat-against-burkinabe-journalist-goes-viral-on-social-media/

Published on: Sunday 10 July 2022

After Burkinabé journalist Newton Ahmed Barry questions Mali's relationship with Russian mercenaries, an anonymous audio surfaces on social media, threatening the commentator. This statement was ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso plans social fund from gold revenue

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/commodities/burkina-faso-plans-social-fund-from-gold-revenue-idUSL5E8D88OK/

Published on: Wednesday 08 February 2012

CAPE TOWN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso plans to create a social development fund from the government's tax and royalty revenue from gold mining, the country's mines minister said on Wednesday. "It ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso Stallions: Soufiane Aqriran signs on as fitness coach and performance analyst

News channel or source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/burkina-faso-stallions-soufiane-aqriran-122000357.html

Published on: Friday 17 October 2025

Soufiane Aqriran signs on as fitness coach and performance analystSoufiane Aqriran has joined the technical staff of Burkina Faso's national team as fitness coach and ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso Star Questions Nigeria's Playoff Qualification

News channel or source: https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/international/african-football/burkina-faso-star-questions-nigeria-wc-progression

Published on: Thursday 16 October 2025

A Burkina Faso star has questioned how Nigeria qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs at their expense.

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/africa/where-we-work/countries/burkina-faso

Published on: Thursday 25 May 2023

Are you a refugee, asylum-seeker or stateless person looking for help? Visit the HELP site to find support and services from UNHCR. Burkina Faso faces a dire humanitarian crisis. Government ...

News Burkina Faso » Social: Burkina Faso: Coup Puts Rights at Risk

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/01/27/burkina-faso-coup-puts-rights-risk

Published on: Thursday 27 January 2022

(Bamako) – Burkina Faso military officers responsible for the January 2022 coup should ensure the protection of human rights and a swift transition to democratic rule, Human Rights Watch said today.

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