Tag: Burkina
Burkina Faso: death of the artist and n’goni player Baba Commandant
In Burkina Faso, the artistic scene is in mourning, following the sudden death, Saturday, November 25, in hospital, of Mamadou Sanou, alias Baba Commandant, his stage name. Singer, n’goni player,…
Burkina: justice rejects request to suspend requisitions of citizens within the VDP
In Burkina Faso, are requisitions for the anti-jihadist front legal? Several requisitioned civil society figures had requested the suspension of this measure decided by the junta, officially to fight against…
Close to 100 civilians killed in Burkina Faso
Updated 13.48 | Published 13.44 Share the article Save the article full screen A mural in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Archive image. Photo: AP/TT Close to a hundred civilians, including women…
Close to 100 civilians killed in Burkina Faso
“The EU calls on the transitional authorities to shed light on the circumstances surrounding this murder in order to establish responsibility,” the EEAS writes in the statement. Burkina Faso has…
The cultural actors who forge Burkina Faso in Couleurs Tropicales
Couleurs Tropicales offers a special week dedicated to Burkina Faso. For this last episode Claudy honors the initiators of cultural projects who have forged Burkina Faso. Alif Naaba, artist and…
Francky FP, Huguo Boss, Charly Baby and Dicko Fils represent Burkina Faso
Couleurs Tropicales offers a special week dedicated to Burkina Faso. In this third episode Claudy Siar invites us to listen to the new generation of Burkinabè artists, new releases, as…
Burkina Faso: despite threats, civil society maintains its October 31 meeting
The collective of around fifteen civil society organizations confirms that its gathering planned for October 31 is being maintained despite the threats made on social networks. During a press conference…
Burkina Faso: the Confederation of Burkina Workers attacks the transitional government
The union world is grumbling in Burkina Faso. During a meeting of the General Confederation of Workers of Burkina Faso (CGTB), its general secretary engaged in a formal criticism of…
Russia is building a nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso
Share the article Save the article fullscreenNuclear power plant in Belarus, built by Russian Rosatom. Similar power plants can now be built in Africa. Archive image. Photo: Sergei Grits/AP/TT Russia…
Russia is building a nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso
Today, just under a quarter of the population has access to electricity, which is mostly imported from Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The junta has ruled Burkina Faso since last…