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GlobeNewswire, Inc.

New El Nino data, covering 20 cities and 3 African regions, predicts severe drought across parts of Southern Africa and stronger rainfall in East Africa, including the Sahara Desert WaterAid working with Governments, including Nigeria, Mozambique,...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) According to reports, Burkina Faso has reinforced its preventive measures against Ebola virus disease, while health authorities emphasized that no confirmed cases have been detected in the country to date.

EIN Presswire

Ten new categories of the NAACP Image Awards honor African film, TV and recording artists LOS ANGELES , CA, UNITED STATES, November 3, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The NAACP is expanding its celebration of Black excellence on a global scale with...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Burkina Faso's military regime has abolished every political party and political organization operating within its borders Thursday, justifying the sweeping action as essential for safeguarding national cohesion and overhauling the...

UN Human Settlements Program

When insecurity forced Salamata Bagagnan to flee Arbinda, in northern Burkina Faso, amid attacks by armed groups and growing insecurity in the region, she left her home and belongings behind.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

ENDEAVOUR REPORTS ACCESS RAMP SUBSIDENCE AT THE MANA MINE London, 2 November 2026 – Endeavour Mining plc (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF) (“Endeavour” or the “Company”) reports that on 28 October the access ramp leading to the depleted Wona open...

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortuna Mining Corp. (NYSE: FSM | TSX: FVI) is pleased to report encouraging first drilling results from the Kabewest prospect at its recently acquired Bambadji Project in Senegal....

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Burkina Faso’s military government announced that it has thwarted a plot to assassinate Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, the country’s head of state.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Burkina Faso’s authorities announced late Tuesday they had disrupted an alleged coup attempt targeting President Capt. Ibrahim Traore, accusing former transitional leader Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba of masterminding the plan....

U.S. Department of Justice

A Maryland man was sentenced today to life in prison for forcibly sexually assaulting two minor girls in Burkina Faso in 2022 and 2023. After a two-week trial in October 2025, a federal jury in the District of Maryland convicted Fode Sitafa Mara,...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signaled Monday his country's readiness to forge deeper and broader ties with African nations, with particular emphasis on Burkina Faso. Pezeshkian delivered the message during a meeting in the Iranian...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso’s former leader, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, to his home country following allegations that he plotted to assassinate his successor, Ibrahim Traoré. Damiba, who seized power in a 2022 coup...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Eleven Nigerian soldiers who had been held in Burkina Faso for ten days were released after diplomatic negotiations between the two nations, Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has heightened its air-defense posture to its top alert level after Burkina Faso’s military authorities grounded a Nigerian Air Force C-130, accusing it of entering the country’s airspace without...

MENAFN

(MENAFN) The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has raised its military alert level following the forced landing of a Nigerian Air Force C-130 in Burkina Faso, which was accused of entering Burkinabe airspace without permission.

World Trade Organization

The PPC is a multistakeholder partnership, co-convened by the WTO and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), that brings together international organizations, financial institutions and private-sector partners, including...

President of Azerbaijan

AZERBAIJAN, October 27 - The opening ceremony of the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, themed “Dialogue for a Shared Future,” was held in Baku on October 27. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the event.

MENAFN

(MENAFN) Trade between Russia and African nations surpassed $27 billion in 2025, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Monday, pointing to agriculture as a major component of bilateral economic cooperation, according to reports.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

News Provided by Canada News Group on behalf of Lake Victoria Gold Ltd. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada News Group News Commentary - Gold is driving Tanzania’s export growth.

Oxfam

Global funding for the preparation and response to El Niño and the harms it will bring to millions of people is critically insufficient, Oxfam warned today.