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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

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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…

France 24

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.

Reuters

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

France 24

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.

Reuters

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…

France 24

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Reuters

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.

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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.

Al Jazeera

Explosion reportedly kills 59 near Burkina Faso gold mine

Mining operations in Burkina Faso have become increasingly dangerous at small and larger mines.

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Dozens killed in explosion at gold mine in southwest Burkina Faso

About 60 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported, citing local officials.

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso award-winner vows to keep defending rights

For Daouda Diallo the threat of death is constant in conflict-riddled Burkina Faso

Radio France Internationale

'End of an era' as France pulls out of Mali. Was the mission a failure?

France was welcomed as a saviour in Mali in January 2013 after it sent in troops to fight jihadism in the north of the country. Nine years on, the insurgency has grown and many Malians are applauding France's departure, suggesting it failed in its mission.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. halts aid to Burkina Faso after finding military coup occurred

The United States has halted most U.S. aid to Burkina Faso after determining that the January ouster of President Roch Kabore constituted a military coup, triggering aid restrictions under U.S. law, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

France 24

Niger becomes France’s partner of last resort after Mali withdrawal

As France and its European allies prepare to leave Mali, Paris plans to increase its military cooperation with Niger in the fight against Islamist insurgents in the Sahel. But it’s a marriage of convenience as coups and rising anti-French sentiments in the region have left Paris with little choice.

The Independent UK

Uncertainty looms in Mali as France announces troop pullout

France’s announcement that it will withdraw its troops from Mali has been anticipated by many in this West African nation where Malians have protested the presence of soldiers from the former colonial power

The Conversation

Jihadism and coups in West Africa’s Sahel region: a complex relationship

The political instability and insecurity in some Sahelian states in West Africa has led to the capture of political power by their military in recent times. Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali have all experienced coups.

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