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Sheikh Dr. Amin Bonsu: A visionary leader in health, education, and Islamic faith
By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Oct. 3, GNA – Sheikh Dr. Amin Mohammed Osei Bonsu, popularly known as Sheikh Dr. Amin Bonsu, has emerged as a prominent figure in Ghana’s health, education, and religious landscape. He blended traditional wisdom with modern...
Owner: Ghanian Government
Land grabbing scandal in Burkina Faso: Withheld report exposes political corruption
Land grabbing scandal in Burkina Faso: Withheld report exposes political corruption For years, land and housing have stood at the center of political tension in Burkina Faso. The West African country, already plagued by insecurity, poverty, and...
Owner: Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
EXCLUSIVE: Burkina Faso Land Grabbing Report ‘Deliberately Withheld’ to Protect Politicians, Anti-Corruption Group Says
A parliamentary report on links between a housing crisis and property development practices in Burkina Faso was “deliberately withheld” to protect members of the former ruling party, according to a leading anti-corruption group in the West African...
Owner: Journalism Development Network
Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Move To Expose Nigerian Politicians Accused Of Aiding Bandits
Left-wing
Sahara Reporters
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Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have said they are preparing to expose the names of prominent Nigerian politicians aiding bandits in the north-western region of the country. The three neighbouring nations said they are working on confirming the...
Owner: Omoyele Sowore
Geographer Exposes Hidden Politics Behind Africa’s Failed Farm Policies
When William Moseley served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali decades ago, a conversation with a development official changed how he understood African agriculture. The official insisted cotton was crucial for everything paying off debt, reducing...
Owner: Roger Agambire Agana
Children demand health first as Right2Grow project closes
By Alan Clement South Sudan’s children have called for health and nutrition to be placed at the center of national development as the five-year Right2Grow (R2G) project came to a close. Speaking at the close-out event, Naomi Momone, Speaker of the...
Owner: Stella Kiden Mandela
Special Report: Lavrov of Russia; Barbados, China, Niger, Germany, Burkina Faso
Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, warned Western leaders in his remarks to the General Assembly that his country would carry out a “decisive response” to any attack. Here, he briefs reporters after his speech, Sept. 27, 2025. JOHN...
Owner: The New School
Burkina Faso’s women farmers reviving the land with fertilizer trees
Land restoration in Burkina Faso’s Centre-Ouest and Kadiogo regions is women’s work. Here, women have made fertilizer trees their indispensable allies in reviving farmland. Thanks to these nitrogen-fixing and shade-providing trees, they’re...
Owner: Rhett Ayers Butler
A Step Forward but Still in the Mud: The New United States Global Health Strategy
Changing the direction of a dinosaur was, presumably, hard for any who tried. Especially when the direction of the dinosaur was highly profitable to its minders. While paleontology does not fully support the analogy, the picture describes the new...
Owner: American Brownstone Institute
Assata Olugbala Shakur, An Unyielding Voice For Justice, Has Passed Awa
Indeterminate
The Nigerian Voice
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“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” -Assata Shakur Havana, Cuba - Just a week ago, on Thursday, September 25, 2025, the news of...
Owner: Henry D Oduenyi
Burkina Faso’s Media Images Far Different From Harsh Reality
Burkina Faso media overflows these days with the amazing achievements of junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré: the country has repaid its foreign debt, built new low-cost housing, and he discovered a new source of oil. The reality is quite different....
Owner: American Government
Burkina Faso’s LGBTQ community fears ‘witch hunt’
Quentin, like others in Burkina Faso, fears a new anti-gay law would spark a “witch hunt” against the already at-risk LGBTQ community, which has been forced even further underground. Adopted earlier this month by the ruling junta, the...
Owner: Lin Family
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso put Africans in danger
Neutral
Modern Ghana
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The military leaders of the three West African states, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, have decided to leave the ICC International Criminal Court in Den Haag. They argue the court has been the instrument of Neo-Colonialism and has been biased in...
Owner: Kwame Owusu
Burkina Faso: journalists Adama Bayala and Alain Traoré finally free, fate of Atiana Serge Oulon still unknown
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Reporters Without Borders
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Adama Bayala, a columnist for the privately-owned television station BF1, and Alain Traoré, editor-in-chief of Radio Omega's national languages bureau, better known by his nickname Alain Alain, returned to their homes at around 2am on 17...
Owner: Reporters Without Borders
Ghanaian peace advocate Alhaji Ayaana to walk from Ghana to Burkina Faso
A famous Ghanaian peace and unity promoter, Ahaji Adam Yakubu Imoro Ayaana has revealed his intention to embark on a marathon walk dubbed, “Africa Unity Walk,” from Ghana to Burkina Faso, scheduled for October 2025. The 65-year-old in an exclusive...
Owner: Robert Bellaart
Burkina Faso: Islamist Armed Groups Massacre Civilians
Two Islamist armed groups have killed several dozen civilians in three separate attacks in northern Burkina Faso since May. Since the start of their insurgency in Burkina Faso in 2016, the Islamist armed groups have repeatedly attacked and...
Owner: Human Rights Watch
Edo Migration Agency Rescues 27-Year-Old Indigene Poisoned In Burkina Faso
The Edo State Migration Agency has successfully rescued a 27-year-old indigene, Godstime Uwoghiren, from Burkina Faso after he was allegedly poisoned by his friends out of envy. Uwoghiren, who was said to have been attacked for purchasing a lady’s...
Owner: Non-transparent
Paralysed Edo indigene rescued from Burkina Faso
The Edo State Migration Agency has rescued the paralysed 27-year-old Godstime Uwoghiren, who was allegedly poisoned by his friends for buying a lady’s bike in Burkina Faso. Uwoghiren arrived at the Benin Airport at about 1:00 pm on Wednesday...
Owner: Angela Emuwa
Edo Indigene Poisoned in Burkina Faso Rescued
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin-city Edo State Migration Agency, yesterday in Benin City, disclosed how it rescued one Godstime Uwoghiren, who was poisoned in Burkina Faso. Uwoghiren was said to have been poisoned by his close friends and had been...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
Governor Okpebholo Rescues Edo Indigene Allegedly Poisoned In Burkina Faso
Governor Monday Okpebholo, through the Edo State Migration Agency, has rescued one Godstime Uwoghiren, who was allegedly poisoned in Burkina Faso. Uwoghiren was said to have been poisoned in Burkina Faso by his close friends and has been battling...
Owner: Zainab Nda-Isaiah