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Burkina Faso's new sport, razball, mixes cultural understanding and athletic prowess

A net, a 30-metre pitch, and four players kicking a ball back and forth across the ground... This is "razball", a sport created in Bobo-Dioulasso, a town in southwest Burkina Faso, in July 2021. One year after its creation, we spoke to the creator of the sport, which is becoming…

France 24

Guinea junta agrees with bloc to hold vote in early 2025

West African regional mediators have reached a deal with Guinea's military leader to organize new elections by January 2025

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso coup leader sworn in as president, warns of 'humanitarian crisis'

Ibrahim Traoré, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, became interim president on Friday, vowing to win back territory from jihadists.

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Ibrahim Traore sworn in as Burkina Faso interim president

The West African nation last month witnessed its second coup in eight months amid deepening insecurity in the Sahel.

Al Jazeera

Russian role in Burkina Faso crisis comes under scrutiny

Questions are swirling in Burkina Faso about what role Russia may have played in the West African nation's second coup this year

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso holds security forum two weeks after military coup

A forum bringing together political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces got underway in Burkina Faso on Friday, two weeks after a coup. But will it take into account the urgency to help the civilians on the frontline of the jihadist insurgency?

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso coup leader Ibrahim Traore named transitional president

Just two weeks ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso's junta leader is named transitional president

Burkina Faso's latest coup leader is now officially the country's transitional president

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso holds transition talks after latest coup

Political parties, social and religious groups and representatives of the security forces were gathering Friday to chart the next phase in Burkina Faso's future after the country's latest coup.

France 24

Burkina Faso coup raises questions about growing Russian involvement in west Africa

As if fighting in what – for now, at least – appears to be a losing battle in Ukraine weren’t enough, the Wagner Group, a private army of Russian mercenaries commanded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of Vladimir Putin, is heavily committed in a range of conflicts and security…

The Conversation

Frontline reports from Ukraine, Africa among winners at Bayeux awards

The conflict in Ukraine was central to six out of ten winning reports at the Bayeux Calvados Normandy Awards for war correspondents this weekend. The civilian revolution in Sudan, and the plight of women in Afghanistan and Burkina Faso also drew the jury's praise.

Radio France Internationale

France loses economic grip on West Africa

France is under fire in parts of West Africa for its alleged "stranglehold" on the continent's economy. Anti-French sentiment in Mali has spread to Burkina Faso where opinion leaders accuse the former colonial power of profiteering. In fact, the French economic presence is in decline.

Radio France Internationale

Thousands attend funeral of Burkina Faso soldiers killed in pre-coup ambush

Thousands of mourners gathered in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday for the funeral of 27 soldiers killed in an ambush last month that triggered the country's second coup this year led by a military unit fed up with rampant insecurity.

Reuters

Burkina Faso to pick a transitional president ahead of elections

Burkina Faso said on Saturday that a process to select a transitional president ahead of elections would begin next week following a coup by disaffected military officers against a ruling junta.

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The mysterious videos of parachutists filmed the day of Burkina Faso’s coup

Two videos showing parachutists jumping from a a plane in the skies above Burkina Faso started circulating online on September 30, with many claiming that the videos proved that foreign soldiers took part in the coup d’état, which ended Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba's period in power. Turns out, however, that…

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Burkina Faso coup: Videos taken out of context claim to show French involvement

France firmly denies rumours of any involvement in the recent coup in Burkina Faso. Nevertheless, a video has been circulating on Twitter and Facebook since September 3, claiming to show French military paratroopers coming to the aid of ousted junta leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. We tell you more in…

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Military junta names coup leader Traoré president of Burkina Faso

Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, after the West African country's second coup in less than nine months.

Al Jazeera

Ibrahim Traore declared Burkina Faso president after coup

Captain Traore was named the head of state after the coup that deposed Damiba amid growing violence in the Sahel.

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Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso’s coup and political situation: All you need to know

New military leader Ibrahim Traore says Paul-Henri Damiba was removed due to his inability to deal with armed groups.

Reuters

Burkina Faso military leader commits to predecessor's transition timeline

Burkina Faso's new military leader Ibrahim Traore will respect a democratic transition timeline agreed between his predecessor and West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS, he said in a statement late on Tuesday.

Reuters

West Africa bloc "satisfied" by meeting with Burkina Faso's new military leader : mediator

The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa's main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday said he was satisfied by a meeting with the country's new military leader Ibrahim Traore.

Reuters

Burkina Faso's new military government meets West Africa bloc

Burkina Faso's new military leaders met with representatives of West Africa's main political and economic bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday to discuss plans for a democratic transition after the country's second coup this year, the interim presidency said.

France 24

Coup after coup: After Mali, pro-Russia sentiment stoked in Burkina Faso

The whole region knows the drill by now. Dateline Ouagadougou. If you are watching images of pro-junta demonstrators protesting the visit of West African mediators looking for rule-of-law guarantees from their new interlocutors after a coup, there's no need to reach for the remote control as this is not a…

France 24

Demonstrators in Burkina Faso protest France and ECOWAS while waving Russian flags

Anti-French protesters waving Russian flags and shouting slogans against the West African ECOWAS block rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday as ECOWAS delegates arrived on a fact-finding mission following the country's second military coup this year.

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso coup supporters gather near regional mediation

Protesters are gathering in Burkina Faso's capital where West African regional mediators are stepping up pressure on the country's new junta

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