Burkina Faso - Page 3

Three French diplomats expelled over alleged ‘subversive activities’ in Burkina Faso

Three French diplomats were given 48 hours to leave Burkina Faso on Thursday after being declared persona non grata by the ruling junta. The trio have been accused of "subversive activities", allegations…

3 months ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Flee or die the cruel choice in jihad-hit Burkina Faso

Djibo, a dusty town in northern Burkina Faso, has become a byword for suffering in this impoverished country's seven-year-old struggle with jihadism, which has forced an estimated 300,000 people to flee their…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Burkina Faso coup leaders given lengthy jail sentences

Two senior allies of Burkina Faso's deposed former president Blaise Compaore were sentenced to 10 and 20 years in prison respectively on Monday for organising a 2015 coup attempt against a transitional…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Doing Your Bit: A hydroponic pyramid

A Burkina Faso entrepreneur has developed a hydroponic device that combines plant production, aquaculture and poultry farming: the agripyramid. It saves space, preserves the environment and produces high rates of return.…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Burkina Faso urged to avoid curbs on security reporting

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Burkina Faso's government to nix a bill that would impose stiff prison sentences on reporters for "demoralizing" security services battling a strengthening jihadist insurgency.…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Songs produced behind bars earn convict street cred in Burkina Faso

In a time of talent shows, the Ouagadougou prison and correctional facility known as MOCO is home to Burkina Faso's latest musical find - Roland Tapsoba, AKA 'Rolbi'.…

5 years ago

Entertainment·Music

The man greening Burkina Faso’s desert

Yacouba Sawadogo started planting trees in northern Burkina Faso in 1980 to stop desertification. Now at 80 he has won the Right Livelihood award and looks back to see the fruits of…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Boosting rice production in Nigeria

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has commissioned the second phase of the Competitive African Rice initiative which will be implemented in four countries; Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana and…

5 years ago

Business·News

Attacks in Burkina Faso — a simmering Islamist conflict

Six people killed in a Sunday church service were the latest victims of terrorist attacks in northern Burkina Faso. While the attacks haven't made headlines, observers say they show rising insecurity in…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Rwandan movie wins top prize at Africa’s main film festival

Held in Burkina Faso, the FESPACO film festival showcased talent from across the region and gave Rwandan film director Joel Karekezi the top award.…

5 years ago

Entertainment·Film

Eco Africa – The environment magazine

On this week's edition of Eco Africa we check out solar lamps in Burkina Faso, a woman making furniture from plastic bottles in Cameroon, and France's first 'solidarity fridge'.…

5 years ago

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Burkina Faso - Page 3

Three French diplomats expelled over alleged ‘subversive activities’ in Burkina Faso

Flee or die the cruel choice in jihad-hit Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso coup leaders given lengthy jail sentences

Doing Your Bit: A hydroponic pyramid

Burkina Faso urged to avoid curbs on security reporting

Songs produced behind bars earn convict street cred in Burkina Faso

The man greening Burkina Faso’s desert

Boosting rice production in Nigeria

Attacks in Burkina Faso — a simmering Islamist conflict

Rwandan movie wins top prize at Africa’s main film festival

Eco Africa – The environment magazine

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