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The Latest Breaking News from Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Trial for murder of former leader Sankara continues

Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for ex-President Blaise Compaore over the assassination of his predecessor.

Al Jazeera

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world's biggest prize

Diébédo Francis Kéré has become the first African and the first black person to be awarded architecture’s highest international honour, the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Kéré was born in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and built his architectural practice designing schools and medical facilities that were most often built by local…

The Conversation

Twelve soldiers die in jihadist attack in eastern Burkina Faso

At least twelve soldiers were killed on Sunday in eastern Burkina Faso by suspected jihadists, security sources said, the sixth attack of its kind in the country in ten days.

Radio France Internationale

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Armed attackers in Burkina Faso kill at least 11 government troops, say army sources

Unidentified armed attackers killed at least 11 Burkinabe soldiers and wounded eight more in Burkina Faso's Est region on Sunday, four sources in the state military told Reuters.

Reuters

Why Man City star Kevin De Bruyne is not in Belgium squad for March internationals

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been left out of Belgium's international squad to face Ireland and Burkina Faso.

Manchester Evening News

West African bloc says will not abandon Burkina Faso after coup

A representative of West Africa's regional bloc said on Thursday it will keep working with Burkina Faso despite concerns about the military junta's plan to hold power for three years after a January coup.

Reuters

Burkina Faso-born architect Francis Diebedo Kere wins prestigious Pritzker Prize

The Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award, was awarded this week to Burkina Faso-born architect Francis Diebedo Kere - the first African to win the honor in its more than 40-year history.

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French government on 'last chance' mission to ease nationalist tension in Corsica

IN THE PAPERS - Wednesday, March 16: European papers celebrate the "courageous" visit to Kyiv made by the Polish, Czech and Slovenian leaders. Cartoonist Patrick Chappatte illustrates the double standard in the welcome offered to Ukrainian refugees versus those from countries like Syria, which is marking the 11th anniversary of…

France 24

Pritzker Prize awarded to Burkina Faso-German architect

The Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Diébédo Francis Kéré, a Berlin-based architect, educator and social activist, for a craft that is “sustainable to the earth and its inhabitants in lands of extreme scarcity,” especially in Africa and his native Burkina Faso

The Independent UK

‘It is unbelievable’: Francis Kéré becomes first black architect to win the Pritzker prize

Burkinabe architect takes the profession’s highest honour, having made his name with schools and medical facilities in Africa, built by local communities with minimal resources

The Guardian - UK

Escaping forced marriage, Burkina Faso girls find refuge in education

The thought of spending her life with a man she had never met was too much for Marie.

Reuters

More than 30 people killed in Burkina Faso armed attacks

Armed militants killed at least eight people who were collecting water in a town in northern Burkina Faso on Monday morning, its mayor said, bringing the total killed in three days of violence in the restive area above 30.

Reuters

How Burkina Faso became the epicentre of conflict in the Sahel

Casualties in the West African state are eclipsing those in its neighbour Mali, the birthplace of the conflict.

Al Jazeera

War in Ukraine: South Africa warns of fallout from inflation

In tonight's edition: As commodity prices spike because of the war in Ukraine, South Africa's finance minister warns that the country might face fallout from inflation of food and oil prices, but that the conflict could also lead to a boost in the country's export revenue. Plus, there are warnings…

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Burkina Faso appoints interim government after January coup

Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defence minister as served under former president Roch Kabore before his ouster in a military coup, an official decree showed on Saturday.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso military names interim prime minister

New prime minister is expected to be key figure in three-year transitional government in the West African state.

France 24

Burkina Faso junta names prime minister for ‘transition’ period

Burkina Faso strongman Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Thursday named economist Albert Ouedraogo the new prime minister of the West African country.

Reuters

West African leaders cancel Burkina Faso visit after military president's inauguration

West African leaders have cancelled a planned trip to Burkina Faso to meet coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba, instead sending a team of ministers in the coming days, the region's main political bloc said in a statement on Thursday.

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Tech enthusiasts return to Lagos for AfricaNXT

In tonight's edition: Burkina Faso's junta chief orders a three-year transition period before elections. Also, a fourth witness testifies before the ICC against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru in a bribery case. And Africa's largest innovation event returns to Lagos. The city hosts tech enthusiasts from around the world to reimagine…

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso's junta declares a 36-month transition

The head of Burkina Faso’s junta, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, signed a charter on Tuesday, putting in place a three-year transition period before the country holds elections. The text was signed a little over a month after he led a coup to overthrow the country's elected leader.

Reuters

Burkina Faso national conference approves 3-year military-led transition

A national conference in Burkina Faso has approved a charter that will allow a junta that seized power in the West African state in January to lead a 3-year transition, a Reuters reporter said.

Al Jazeera

Burkinabe military-appointed panel backs ’30-month transition’

The panel’s mandate is to decide on a framework for a political transition after the January 24 coup.

Reuters

Burkina Faso considering 30-month transition following coup, says presidency source

Burkina Faso is considering a 30-month transitional period to elections following a military coup in January, a source at the presidency said on Wednesday after a commission tasked with making proposals handed its report to the ruling junta.

Reuters

Burkina Faso investigates blast that killed over 60 at gold miners market

One person has been detained and an investigation opened to determine the cause of an explosion that killed scores of people at an informal gold miners market in Burkina Faso, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Dozens killed in explosion at gold mine in Burkina Faso

A strong explosion at an informal gold panning site in southwestern Burkina Faso killed nearly 59 people and injured more than 100 others Monday.

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