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Radio Station Burned Down in Burkina Faso

Radio Station Burned Down in Burkina Faso

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns an arson attack on the independent Radio Manegmoogo in Burkina Faso on Monday and calls on authorities to identify and prosecute the perpetrators. The attack comes in the run-up to elections scheduled in October in a country that spent almost three decades under the authoritarian rule of recently ousted […]

Is Burkina Faso a Good Neighbour?

Is Burkina Faso a Good Neighbour?

Ever since the Bagre Dam was constructed by the Burkinabe authorities on the Volta River, Ghana, which lies downstream has never known peace. Each time excess water in the dam is spilled, it floods into towns and villages in Upper East and Northern regions. In most of the cases, these floods result in the death […]

Burkina Faso Bars Opposition Candidate From Polls

Burkina Faso Bars Opposition Candidate From Polls

Burkina Faso’s Constitutional Council has rejected the chosen nominee of the ousted President Blaise Compaore’s party prompting threats of a boycott of the presidential elections slated to be held in October. Eddie Constance Konboigo, head of Compaore’s Congress for Democracy and Progress party, was among six candidates barred from running on Saturday, along with Gilbert […]

Burkina Faso Journalist Sentenced to Three Years for Defamation

Burkina Faso Journalist Sentenced to Three Years for Defamation

On July 23, 2015, a county court in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, sentenced Boureima Ouédraogo, the managing editor of Le Reporter, a privately-owned investigative newspaper, to three years in prison. The court also fined Ouedraogo CFA Francs 300,000 (about US$500). Ouedraogo’s sentencing followed a libel suit by a lawyer named Bouyain Armand. In a series of […]

Why Should West Africa Hesitate to Endorse Term Limits?

Why Should West Africa Hesitate to Endorse Term Limits?

President Barack Obama’s widely-publicised remarks in Addis Ababa on African presidents who refuse to step down when their terms end highlights a vigorous debate which is going on across the continent. The debate is particularly intense in new democracies, where human rights defenders vigorously oppose moves to extend the rule of presidents in countries where […]

Women Lack Access to Safe Abortions in Humanitarian Crises, Experts Say

Women Lack Access to Safe Abortions in Humanitarian Crises, Experts Say

Efforts to provide safe abortions in countries hit by conflict or disasters are being held back by a lack of information and funding, said health experts in London as they presented new research on the state of reproductive health in emergencies. The research found international health workers in South Sudan and Burkina Faso failed to […]

Mixture of Ivorians, Burkinabes At Liberian Borders Poses Threat to Security

Mixture of Ivorians, Burkinabes At Liberian Borders Poses Threat to Security

The Plenary of the Liberia Senate has endorsed recommendations contained in a report from its Committee on Defense, Security, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs on alleged mercenary activities in Grand Gedeh County. Plenary is the highest decision making body of the Senate. It can be recalled that sometimes ago, the Committee was mandated to investigate reports […]

Genetically Modified Cotton a False Promise for Africa

Genetically Modified Cotton a False Promise for Africa

Genetically modified (GM) cotton has been produced globally for almost two decades, yet to date only three African countries have grown GM cotton on a commercial basis – South Africa, Burkina Faso and Sudan. African governments have been sceptical of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for decades and have played a key role historically in ensuring […]

The EU Increases Its Support for the Transition in Burkina Faso

The EU Increases Its Support for the Transition in Burkina Faso

The European Union is increasing its support for Burkina Faso’s transitional government today with the signing of a €120 million budget support agreement covering a period of 18 months, financed under the 11th European Development Fund. This budget support has been quickly put in place to consolidate the country’s democratic gains following the popular uprising […]

Africa Cup of Nations Results:Nigeria,South Africa, Zambia

Africa Cup of Nations Results:Nigeria,South Africa, Zambia

Nigeria made a winning start, Zimbabwe created an upset, and South Africa and Zambia were held at home as Africa Cup of Nations matchday 1 qualifying continued Saturday. Cape Verde scored seven goals and Angola four against weak rivals in other games as the contest to find 15 teams for the 2017 finals in Gabon […]

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