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Unbeaten heavyweight Michael Pirotton is a young man on a mission, and he's got quite a ways to go. There aren't too many world-class fighters who come

The West African states of Mali and Burkina Faso share a heavy legacy of military coups in their fight against terrorism and political instability

News of a military coup in the West African country of Niger has reignited condemnations of the colonial West, and marks at least the 10th coup in the Sahel region since 2008: Burkina Faso (2014, 2015, 2022), Mali (2012, 2020, 2021), Mauritania (2008), Gambia (2014), and Guinea (2021)—and all have...

The French government announced on Sunday that it is halting financial assistance to Burkina Faso over the West African nation’s stance on the coup in Niger.

Https://orinocotribune.com/burkina-fasos-president-traore-delivers-anti-imperialist-speech-at-russia-africa-summit/ (OrinocoTribune.com)—On the second day of the Russia–Africa summit, the president of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, delivered an anti-imperialist address and employed slogans identified with the Cuban Revolution. Traoré assumed the presidency on September 30, 2022. At age 35, he is the world’s youngest head of state. Traoré has paid homage to Burkinabé socialist revolution...

In 1987, President Sankara and 12 others were assassinated by commandos allegedly led by Hyacinthe Kafando at the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou., Opinion News, Times Now

The recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, left the world asking a hard question: “Are we in a new Cold War with Russia?” Our answer is to a different, and harder, and more important question: Is Russia already at war with the West?

On Aug. 4, 2020, two explosions rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, shattering windows for miles across the city.

Provides an overview of Burkina Faso, including key dates and facts about this West African nation.

Norway may be a hotbed of successful asylum claims and Statutes of Liberty discusses the recent data behind that.