Burkina Faso

A group of people in military uniforms walking indoors, with a mix of camouflage and orange-brown patterns.
Leaders
The future of Burkina Faso’s democracy is in question 
The future of Burkina Faso’s democracy is in question
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Two men in suits smiling and walking together.
EU summit seen as critical for Ukraine’s war effort
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Nigerian Air Force crew released from detention in Burkina Faso
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South Korea battles nation’s largest-ever wildfires
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A modern griot shares ancient wisdom
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STFS: Identical twins find common ground in Africa
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Countries in the Sahel further withdraw from ECOWAS
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Russians move into Niger as US moves out
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The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, gather for their extraordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, to discuss the situation in Nig
3 coup-hit West African nations exit ECOWAS citing sanctions, no support against terrorism 
French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a US Air Force C130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali, Wednesday June 9, 2021.
Critical State
Trust the process: Part II
Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore parade waving a Russian flag in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 2, 2022. 
Critical State
When putsch comes to shove: Part I
Mutinous soldiers guard the entrance of the national television station in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Military
Burkina Faso president, apparently detained, calls for unity
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is shown sitting while wearing a blue suit jacket with a red tie.
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President Biden issues executive order with sanctions against Belarus officials
A box containing stacks of cash with a 50 note stack from New Zealand on top
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Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
People wearing masks behind a barricade hold their hands and fists up in the air
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Keiko Fujimori leads in tight presidential runoff in Peru
The World Food Program's flag flutters on the roof of WFP headquaters after the organization won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, in Rome, Italy, Oct. 9, 2020.
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A line of young school children are shown wearing face masks and wearing backpacks and jackets.
COVID-19
At UN, Africa urges fiscal help against virus ‘apocalypse’
A scientist dissects a mosquito at a research facility in Rockville, Maryland.
Disease
Burkina Faso is fighting malaria — with genetically modified mosquitoes
Captain Thomas Sankara,
Global Politics
Thomas Sankara declared Burkina Faso ‘the land of people of integrity’
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford is stands at a podium during a press conference.
Conflict
Pentagon looks at stepping up its role in Africa to counter ISIS
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Health
A revolutionary genetic experiment is coming to rural Burkina Faso
Health
The pros and cons of ‘gene drives’
Environment
Generation Hot: Impact of climate change on children
Children in the Burkina Faso village of Dori start gold mining from the age of 7.
Economics
Soccer could be a 7-year-old’s way out of Burkina Faso’s dangerous gold mines
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Music
This male rapper in Burkina Faso is trying to help stop female genital mutilation
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh of Djibouti on May 5, 2014. Some Djiboutians say American ties to their country are holding back democratization.
Global Politics
The overthrow of Blaise Compaoré sparks protests against Djibouti’s leader
Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida meets with opposition leaders in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on November 2, 2014.
Conflict
Burkina Faso’s new military leader is familiar to the Pentagon
The former president of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara
Global Politics
Burkina Faso’s protests broke 27 years of fear and silence
Anti-government protesters at a TV station in Burkina Faso
Global Scan
In Burkina Faso, the people rise against a president who just won’t leave
Protesters chant slogans at Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, on October 28, 2014. Police fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters after tens of thousands of people marched through the city on Tuesday morning.
Global Politics
People in Burkina Faso are taking to the streets to protest their ‘president for life’
California is set to become the largest majority-Hispanic state in the US.
Global Scan
This month, California will become the second state where Latinos are the largest ethnic group
Dwayne R. Rodgers, an independent artist and curator in Brooklyn, took this photograph of Amadou Diallo's funeral procession in New York City in 1999. Rodgers was photographing a series on police brutality in the city.
Conflict & Justice
How the legacy of Amadou Diallo lives on in New York’s immigrant community
In Africa, Malians forced to flee, frustrated by lack of progress
Report: U.S. has established extensive covert surveillance operation in sub-Saharan Africa
Global Politics
Mutiny in Mali continues as Junta announces new constitution
Development & Education
Children treated like slaves to produce supposedly ‘fair-trade’ cotton for Victoria’s Secret
Environment
Growing trees to fight climate change in Burkina Faso
Arts, Culture & Media
Global influence on dance
Arts, Culture & Media
Waga Hip-Hop Festival in Africa
Sports
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Face Burkina Faso’s Cinderella in Cup of Nations
Global Satire
Cartoon Slideshow: Obama Wins, Now What?
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Tuaregs Escape Violence And Islamic Rule in Mali
Top of the Hour: Libyan Convoy Enters Niger, Morning Headlines
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Gadhafi loyalists flee to Niger
Lifestyle & Belief
Quiet greening of West Africa
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Geo Quiz and Geo Answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit – Waga Hip-Hop festival