33 h. ago Togo says it has extradited Burkina Faso's former junta leader

Togolese authorities have extradited Burkina Faso's former leader, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, following a request by Burkina Faso's military government

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4 d. ago Guinea's Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leader

Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya has been sworn in as president of Guinea after winning last year's presidential election

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2 w. ago Amad Diallo powers Côte d’Ivoire past Burkina Faso to set up Afcon clash with Egypt

Last 16: Côte d’Ivoire 3-0 Burkina FasoHeavyweight quarter-final meeting with Egypt awaitsAmad Diallo scored one goal and created another to continue his excellent form in Morocco as the defending champions Côte d’Ivoire eased past Burkina Faso 3-0 in their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 game in Marrakech on Tuesday.Côte d’Ivoire will face the seven-time winners Egypt in a heavyweight quarter-final in Agadir on Saturday, a repeat of the 2006 decider where the north African side triumphed on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump's travel ban on seven new countries comes into effect as 2026 begins

Immigrants and nonimmigrants from Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Syria will all be denied entry into the US as part of new Border Patrol Guidance.

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3 w. ago Afcon roundup: Côte d’Ivoire pip Cameroon with dramatic win over Gabon

Holders come from two goals down to win 3-2Burkina Faso beat Sudan as both sides progressCôte d’Ivoire came from two goals down to beat already eliminated Gabon 3-2 in Group F at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday as the teenager Bazoumana Touré’s headed winner in added time in Marrakech handed them top spot in the pool.The Ivorians finished on seven points from their three games, ahead of Cameroon on goal difference after the latter beat third-placed Mozambique. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Just 1 in 10 Brits know about world’s worst crises forcing families to flee from homes

MORE than 117 million people are currently displaced worldwide – yet fewer than one in 10 UK adults are aware of some of the world’s most neglected crises driving families from their homes. Across Somalia, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Mozambique, families are fleeing from conflict, climate disasters and deepening poverty – often more than...

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3 w. ago Opposition anger as Guinea’s junta leader is frontrunner to be elected president

Mamady Doumbouya accused of betraying his promise to be the restorer of democracy after leading 2021 coupIn September 2021, a tall, young colonel in the Guinean army announced that he and his comrades had forcibly seized power and toppled the longtime leader Alpha Condé.“The will of the strongest has always supplanted the law,” Mamady Doumbouya said in a speech, stressing that the soldiers were acting to restore the will of the people. Continue reading...

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