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Fact Check: Burkina Faso has external debt and there’s no evidence it was paid off in March
The Central Bank of Nigeria has not announced new cash denominations of 5,000 ($3.12) and 10,000 ($6.25) naira, contrary to ...
The Economist13d
Meet Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s retro revolutionary
But his spirit lives on in Burkina Faso’s latest military ruler, Ibrahim Traoré, an army captain who took power in a coup in ...
The Kenya Times on MSN1mon
Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré Is Making Waves in West Africa. Who Is He?
Some have even drawn comparisons between Traoré and Burkina Faso’s earlier leftist revolutionary military leader, Captain ...
Human Rights Watch27d
Burkina Faso: Journalists Arrested in Media Clampdown
(Nairobi) – Burkina Faso’s military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025, for reporting on the government crackdown on the media, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities ...
Vanguard16d
No country has developed under democracy — Burkina Faso President
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s interim leader, has dismissed the notion that democracy is a prerequisite to development. Traoré said it is difficult to pinpoint a country whose ...
AllAfrica.com27d
Burkina Faso: In Burkina Faso, 3 Journalists Missing After Media Association Condemns Kidnaps
Dakar — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Burkina Faso to urgently disclose the whereabouts of journalists Guézouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem ...