(MENAFN) Burkina Faso has put a hold on a malaria research initiative backed by the Gates Foundation amid concerns that the program could be exploited for population control purposes in Africa. The project, run by the Target Malaria team at the...
The Worldwide Fistula Fund will host Dr. Ouedraogo will visit the U.S. from Sept. 9–13 to raise awareness & support for maternal health initiatives. SCHAUMBURG, IL, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Worldwide Fistula Fund...
(MENAFN) Army bands from Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia performed for the first time at Russia’s ongoing Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. Now in its 17th edition, the festival runs from August 22 to 31 on Moscow’s Red...
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso has declared United Nations resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak “persona non grata” following a UN report accusing jihadist groups and national forces of abusing children. The April report documented 2,483 “grave...
ACEP-BURKINA SA wins dual honors at Global Brand Frontier Awards 2025 for Excellence in Microfinance Innovation and Financial Inclusion in Burkina Faso. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a landmark recognition...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE | ASX: ORE | OTCQX: ORZCF) (“Orezone” or “Company”) announces that the Company has met in person with the Government of Burkina Faso, where it was...
Tribute to Ambassador Mahlangu We would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute the late Ambassador Mahlangu who was serving as South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya. The Late Ambassador Mahlangu was also accredited to Somalia. He was...
(MENAFN) Russia has accused Ukraine of supplying weapons, drones, and training to militants carrying out coordinated attacks on governments in Africa’s Sahel region. Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s deputy UN representative, made the claims during a UN...
(MENAFN) Russia has accused Ukraine of supplying weapons, drones, and training to militants to carry out coordinated attacks in Africa’s Sahel region. Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s deputy UN representative, made the claims during a UN Security...
Ghana and Burkina Faso are set to strengthen their bilateral cooperation with a high-level meeting aimed at validating framework agreements and memoranda of understanding for their shared international land boundary. The three-day meeting, hosted...
Burkina Faso has opened its doors wider to the continent, announcing that visas will now be free for all African citizens. The decision, recently approved by the Council of Ministers, applies to nationals of all 54 recognized African states,...
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...
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...
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has become the first leader of the West African bloc ECOWAS to visit a member of the Sahelian Alliance of States, in a move analysts say signals a turning point in relations. Bio, who took over the...
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...
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...
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...
Two journalists kidnapped in Burkina Faso and missing for more than a year have been freed, their families have told AFP. The military junta, which seized power in a coup in September 2022, is accused of using a mobilisation decree to forcibly...
The Edo State government has rescued an indigene of the state, Godstime Uwoghiren, who was allegedly poisoned in Burkina Faso because he bought a motorbike and has been battling ill-health for three years now. According to available information,...
