UN rights body to examine 'systemic' US racism and police brutalityThe top U.N. human rights body agreed on Monday to hold an urgent debate on allegations of “systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests” in the United States and elsewhere on Wednesday. The U.N. Human Rights Council’s decision followed a request last we....
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Soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger engaged in the fight against jihadists in the central Sahel have been accused of increasingly....
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At least 15 civilians have been killed in northern Burkina Faso during an attack attributed to jihadists, the government said Saturday.....
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Humanitarian Crisis in the SahelLarge-scale population displacements, armed attacks and high levels of food insecurity have contributed to a humanitarian emergency in the 3 border zone of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger....
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Burkina Faso struggles against COVID-19 and extremist threatOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — The last time Amado Compaore saw his wife, she asked him for a phone charger so she could text friends and let them know she was OK. She died just hours later.
Rose Marie Compaore, 62, Burkina Faso's second Vice President of the parliament, became the first pers....
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Report says Burkina Faso forces killed 31 unarmed menOUAHIGOUYA, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's security forces reportedly killed 31 unarmed men in the country's north earlier this month, according to a report on Monday by Human Rights Watch.
The killings occurred on April 9, hours after the men were detained during a government counterterror....
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Chinese doctors head to Africa to join Covid-19 fightTeams of Chinese doctors have set off to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso to support efforts to fight coronavirus pandemic, state-owned China Global Television Network reports.Their....
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IMF approves $230 million in virus aid for Niger, Burkina FasoABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved emergency aid totaling nearly $230 million (210 million euros) to help two Sahel countries fight the coronavirus.
The IMF's executive board gave the green light to disbursements of $115.3 million to Burkina Faso and $11....
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Triple jump star Zango's 1, 2, 3 of lockdown lifeHow Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango - who was hoping to be his country's first Olympic medalist at Tokyo 2020 - is changing his mentality to cope with the coronoavirus lockdown.....
Niger announces first coronavirus caseNIAMEY, Niger – Niger on Thursday, March 19, recorded its first coronavirus case in a man returning to Niamey from Togo via Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, the health minister said.
The 36-year-old man from Niger was in a "stable" condition, health minister Illiassou Mainassara said in a state....
Sub-Saharan Africa records 1st coronavirus deathOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Sub-Saharan Africa's weeks-long reprieve from the fatal impact of the coronavirus came to an end on Wednesday, March 18, as Burkina Faso announced the death of a 62-year-old woman who had been suffering from diabetes.
Africa has lagged behind the global curve for....
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Abducted couple found in MaliA Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 have been found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN peacekeepers, diplomat....
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Western couple abducted in Burkina in 2018 found alive in MaliBAMAKO, Mali – A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 have been found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN peacekeepers, diplomatic and UN sources said on Saturday, March 14.
"UN blue helmets found an Italian citizen and a Canadian citizen near Kidal, who ......
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At least 43 killed in attack on Burkina Faso villagesUnidentified assailants killed at least 43 people in raids on villages in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, in one of the deadliest such attacks of the past year, the government said.....
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Facebook's Political and Issue Ad Policies, Transparency Tools Added to 32 CountriesFacebook is bringing its political and issue ad policies and transparency tools to 32 more countries, effective in mid-March. The social network said in a blog post that the policies and tools are being added in Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, C?te D'Ivoire, Dominican Repu....
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Pakistan ranked least internet inclusive country in S. Asia: reportKARACHI: Pakistan has been ranked 76th out of 100 countries on the inclusive internet index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), falling into the last quartile of the global index overall.
The 'Inclusive Internet Index' benchmarks countries on the internet's availability, affo....
Gunmen kill 24 in Burkina Faso villageGunmen killed at least 24 people in an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, a regional governor said.....
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The 15 fastest-growing cities in the worldCarolyn Kaster/AP
The world's projected fastest-growing cities based on UN population estimates are all in Africa.
The United Nations publishes annual population projections for future years, and we looked at the cities with the biggest projected growth by 2035.
Among the fastest-growing cities....
'Jihadist attack' kills nearly 20 civilians in Burkina FasoOuagadougou (AFP) Feb 2, 2020
Suspected jihadists killed nearly 20 civilians in an attack overnight on the northern Burkina Faso village of Bani, Seno province, security sources said Sunday.
"The attackers, heavily armed and on motorbikes, literally executed the local inhabitants," the sec....
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France ramps up Sahel military presence to counter jihadist threatParis (AFP) Feb 2, 2020
France said Sunday it was boosting its military presence in the Sahel by adding a further 600 troops to its 4,500-strong operation in Mali and four other countries in the region.
Defence Minister Florence Parly said in a statement that the bulk of the reinforcements....
These 10 countries face the biggest humanitarian crises in 2020Reuters
The International Rescue Committee humanitarian group has published its annual "Emergency Watchlist" listing the ten countries facing the world's worst crises in 2020.
These countries combined are home to less than 6% of the global population, but produced 74% of the world's refugees, th....
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Highest global tensions this century risk miscalculation: UN chiefUNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that global political tensions at their highest level this century are escalating and leading more and more countries to take unpredicted decisions with unpredictable consequences and a profound risk of miscalculation.
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Morocco's High Audiovisual Authority Monitors Media in Burkina FasoRabat – Morocco's High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HACA) opened a monitoring center for Burkina Faso's Higher Council of Communication (CSC) on Friday, December 27. The new monitoring center will ensure 24/7 recording of 60 radio stations and 24 television channels, with storage capaci....
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ISIS claims attack that killed 7 Burkina soldiersABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The Islamic State (ISIS) group on Friday, December 27, claimed an attack that killed 7 soldiers at their base in Burkina Faso, according to the United States group SITE that monitors extremist groups.
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) did not claim responsib....
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Burkina Faso in mourning amid wave of jihadist attacksOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso was in mourning Wednesday, December 25, after a wave of jihadist attacks left 35 civilians, mostly women, and dozens of soldiers dead in the troubled West African country.
Security sources told AFP Wednesday that "around a dozen soldiers were killed" ....
80 terrorists killed in army offensive in northern Burkina FasoBurkina Faso defense and security forces on Tuesday "neutralized" 80 terrorists in an offensive to an attack on military detachment and local civilians in Arbinda, province of Soum, Burkina Faso army confirmed in a press release.....
UN Says Morocco in Top 5 Countries Implementing Human Rights ProposalsRabat – Morocco is among the top five countries that satisfactorily implemented the UN's priority human rights recommendations from the United Nations Human Rights Committee for 2019. Morocco, Argentina, Burkina Faso, Denmark, and Sweden “received the best grade during the Committee̵....
Chelsea transfer ban cut by CAS, club free to sign players in JanuaryLAUSANNE: Chelsea are free to sign new players in the January transfer window after a FIFA-imposed ban was reduced on appeal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday.The ban, imposed following violations in the recruitment of minors, was reduced from two transfer windows to one, which C....
Burkina Faso church attack, 14 shot dead, leader saysThe president of the West African nation of Burkina Faso has confirmed that 14 people were killed in an attack on a Protestant church in the country's east.....
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U.S. advises citizens not to travel to Burkina Fasoterrorism
The U.S. has raised its travel advisory for Burkina Faso to level 4, advising citizens not to travel to the country "due to terrorism, crime,....
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French and Sahel soldiers step up campaign against jihadistsOn The Mali-Burkina Border, Burkina Faso (AFP) Nov 25, 2019
It was the heart of the forest and there, in a marsh, lay a carpet of water lilies, their delicacy unveiled in the dawn light.
But the beauty belied the danger - the Tofa Gala forest, on Mali's lawless border with Burkina Faso, wa....
Burkina Faso attacks kill three soldiers in north, Mali toll hits 43; DR Congo army kill 7Ouagadougou (AFP) Nov 21, 2019
Three soldiers were killed on Thursday in two simultaneous attacks in northern Burkina Faso, where the armed forces are struggling to contain an Islamist insurgency, security sources said.
The attacks are part of increasing jihadist violence in the West African....
