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Burkina Faso: Sankara Replaces General Charles De Gaulle As Burkina Faso Decolonises Street Name
RFI, 17 October 2023
Burkina Faso's military rulers have officially renamed one of main streets in the capital Ouagadougou, replacing the country's former colonial ruler with its pan-africanist father… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Insurgency Stops Children From Returning to School
RFI, 5 October 2023
Nearly a million children have been unable to return to school in Burkina Faso this week due to insecurity caused by the ongoing jihadist insurgency in the country. The United… Read more »
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Africa: CPJ Calls for Burkina Faso to Reverse Suspension of Jeune Afrique
CPJ, 4 October 2023
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on Burkinabè authorities to lift its suspension of the French news magazine Jeune Afrique, reverse their suspension… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: New Academic Year Starts With One Million Children Out of School Due to Ongoing Violence and Insecurity - Unicef
Unicef, 2 October 2023
At least 6,000 schools remain closed; despite challenges, more than 3.8 million children are back in their classrooms Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Have a New Defence Alliance - an Expert View of Its Chances of Success
The Conversation Africa, 19 October 2023
On 16 September 2023 in Bamako, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defence pact. The agreement was signed against the backdrop of an… Read more »