Tag: Burkina Faso
civil society denounces forced and targeted recruitment
The Burkinabè Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights is protesting against a wave of requisitioning of citizens for war. In a press release, the movement denounces the massive enlistment of…
the triumphant return to the country of Iron Biby, the strongest man in the world
After his success on October 21 in Scotland, where he broke his own record by lifting a load of 230 kilos during a strength competition, Burkinabè athlete Iron Biby is…
Boulevard Charles de Gaulle in Ouagadougou renamed in homage to Thomas Sankara
In Burkina Faso, a ceremony took place to mark the 36th anniversary of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara in the presence of the president of the transition, Captain Traoré.…
what are the main lines of the reform project?
The head of government Apollinaire Kyelem of Tambela received, this Monday, the report on the proposals from the driving forces of the nation, with a view to the political, institutional…
The languages of others with Raphaële Benisty
She has the memory of a goldfish but the eye of a lynx. Raphaële Benisty films the others, perhaps in search of herself. But as is often the case with…
“Seeing the WHO endorse the results of the R21 malaria vaccine makes us proud”
The World Health Organization gave the green light on Monday October 2 for the use of a second vaccine against malaria, R21/Matrix-M, which is nearly 77% effective. Three African countries…
one year after the second putsch, insecurity has not regressed
On September 30, 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré overthrew Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba, who himself had seized power by force from elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in January of the same year.…
Theatrical wisdom from the Festival des Francophonies 2023 in Limoges
The Festival des Francophonies in Limoges is one of the highlights of French-language theater creation. Artists from Europe, Africa and America have raised essential questions for our world today: the…
“Ongoing discussions with the Burkinabè authorities”
Of the ” discussions are underway » between Abidjan and Ouagadougou, after the arrest on September 19, 2023 of two Ivorian gendarmes in Burkina Faso territory, the spokesperson for the…
the transitional government says it has foiled a coup attempt
The Burkinabè transitional government announced this Wednesday evening in a press release that a coup attempt was foiled yesterday. Several people involved in this attempt have been arrested and others…