(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...
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,...
The Edo State Government has successfully repatriated an indigene, Godstime Uwoghiren, who has been battling life-threatening health complications after allegedly being poisoned in Burkina Faso. Uwoghiren, who was said to have been poisoned out of...
The Edo State government has rescued an indigene of the state, identified as Godstime Uwoghiren who was allegedly poisoned in Burkina Faso because he bought a motorbike and has been battling ill-health for three years now. His rescue and return to...
Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s rule in Burkina Faso is viewed in starkly different lights: to admirers online, he is a bold revolutionary standing up to France; to critics, he is an autocrat tightening his grip on power. Since seizing control in...
The First Gentleman of Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has concluded a high-level meeting with...
His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, was warmly received at the Ouagadougou International Airport by the Burkinabé Head of State, Captain...
While in the United States, some persist in wanting to "Build Bridges"—to borrow the title of a controversial book published a few years ago by the controversial Jesuit James Martin—between the Church and the LGBT community, on the African...
16 september 2025 - 06:37:03 MA 174 Views Panafrican News Agency Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two Islamist armed groups have killed several dozen civilians in three separate attacks in northern Burkina Faso since May 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...
