UN expert on human rights in #Mali urges Gov't to reconsider decision to leave Intl Criminal Court.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
UN expert on human rights in #Mali urges Gov't to reconsider decision to leave Intl Criminal Court.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?
#BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 military is increasingly using commercial drones in counter-terrorism ops, the one in the picture below looks like a powerful high-end DJI Matrice 30T (thermal vision etc).
January 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 military is increasingly using commercial drones in counter-terrorism ops, the one in the picture below looks like a powerful high-end DJI Matrice 30T (thermal vision etc).
The 3rd part of @thecontinent.org's #MuseumOfMemory series covers the Thomas Sankara #Mausoleum in Ouagadougou. Unveiled in May, the mausoleum honours the legacy of #BurkinaFaso's former revolutionary leader #ThomasSankara, who led the country 1983-1987.
continent.substack.com/p/the-museum...
continent.substack.com/p/the-museum...
August 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The 3rd part of @thecontinent.org's #MuseumOfMemory series covers the Thomas Sankara #Mausoleum in Ouagadougou. Unveiled in May, the mausoleum honours the legacy of #BurkinaFaso's former revolutionary leader #ThomasSankara, who led the country 1983-1987.
continent.substack.com/p/the-museum...
continent.substack.com/p/the-museum...
🦟 From #Mali’s success to #BurkinaFaso’s, our #IMVACS project is moving forward on the #malaria vaccination campaign.
The IMVACs project will build multidisciplinary evidence to support integrating the malaria vaccine with seasonal malaria chemoprevention in West Africa.
The IMVACs project will build multidisciplinary evidence to support integrating the malaria vaccine with seasonal malaria chemoprevention in West Africa.
September 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🦟 From #Mali’s success to #BurkinaFaso’s, our #IMVACS project is moving forward on the #malaria vaccination campaign.
The IMVACs project will build multidisciplinary evidence to support integrating the malaria vaccine with seasonal malaria chemoprevention in West Africa.
The IMVACs project will build multidisciplinary evidence to support integrating the malaria vaccine with seasonal malaria chemoprevention in West Africa.
🇨🇮 Coordinates of Difita in #CôtedIvoire, which was attacked on Aug 25.
📍 9.92107, -3.60879
maps.app.goo.gl/63VBSnjPXXD9...
... since media outlets display a wrong (or approx) location. Now we have one 😉
2km from 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso's border, as reported, connected by a dirt road.
📍 9.92107, -3.60879
maps.app.goo.gl/63VBSnjPXXD9...
... since media outlets display a wrong (or approx) location. Now we have one 😉
2km from 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso's border, as reported, connected by a dirt road.
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🇨🇮 Coordinates of Difita in #CôtedIvoire, which was attacked on Aug 25.
📍 9.92107, -3.60879
maps.app.goo.gl/63VBSnjPXXD9...
... since media outlets display a wrong (or approx) location. Now we have one 😉
2km from 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso's border, as reported, connected by a dirt road.
📍 9.92107, -3.60879
maps.app.goo.gl/63VBSnjPXXD9...
... since media outlets display a wrong (or approx) location. Now we have one 😉
2km from 🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso's border, as reported, connected by a dirt road.
A #Togo🇹🇬 Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter (cs 7680100 & test hex 1FFFFF) flew this afternoon from Lomé to #Niamtougou Air Base in the north of the country. About 2 hours later, the helicopter flew further north into #BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 airspace, likely heading towards Ouagadougou.
February 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A #Togo🇹🇬 Air Force Mil Mi-8 helicopter (cs 7680100 & test hex 1FFFFF) flew this afternoon from Lomé to #Niamtougou Air Base in the north of the country. About 2 hours later, the helicopter flew further north into #BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 airspace, likely heading towards Ouagadougou.
#BurkinaFaso’s transitional Parliament has passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote #LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions.
Read: legalbrief.co.za/diary/legalb...
Read: legalbrief.co.za/diary/legalb...
September 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#BurkinaFaso’s transitional Parliament has passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote #LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions.
Read: legalbrief.co.za/diary/legalb...
Read: legalbrief.co.za/diary/legalb...
⚡ #BurkinaFaso's 🇧🇫 President Ibrahim Traoré met with a delegation from the Institute of Black Peoples-Farafina led by its president, Dr. Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem. The meeting took place on April 25. Traoré, as head of state, granted the audience despite a busy schedule. Follow for updates
April 26, 2026 at 6:48 PM
⚡ #BurkinaFaso's 🇧🇫 President Ibrahim Traoré met with a delegation from the Institute of Black Peoples-Farafina led by its president, Dr. Apollinaire Joachimson Kyelem. The meeting took place on April 25. Traoré, as head of state, granted the audience despite a busy schedule. Follow for updates
So, we dug deeper, launching a mixed-methods investigation (#qualitative and #quantitative analysis) into how gestational age is assessed in #BurkinaFaso’s public health system. This led to two papers, the first of which (quantitative) has just been published.
doi.org/10.3390/jcm1...
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doi.org/10.3390/jcm1...
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doi.org
April 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
So, we dug deeper, launching a mixed-methods investigation (#qualitative and #quantitative analysis) into how gestational age is assessed in #BurkinaFaso’s public health system. This led to two papers, the first of which (quantitative) has just been published.
doi.org/10.3390/jcm1...
[7 of 12]
doi.org/10.3390/jcm1...
[7 of 12]
#BurkinaFaso‘s🇧🇫 Transitional President Captain Traore was on a rate trip outside the country and attended the inauguration of #Ghana‘s🇬🇭 new President yesterday. Traore flew on board of the Air Force C-295W (reg. XT-MBH | #09CD45) from Ouaga to #Accra.
January 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#BurkinaFaso‘s🇧🇫 Transitional President Captain Traore was on a rate trip outside the country and attended the inauguration of #Ghana‘s🇬🇭 new President yesterday. Traore flew on board of the Air Force C-295W (reg. XT-MBH | #09CD45) from Ouaga to #Accra.
New in #TRSTMH: Ouangré et al determine #BurkinaFaso’s burden of #mycetoma in this #SystematicReview
#GlobalHealth
academic.oup.com/trstmh/advan...
#GlobalHealth
academic.oup.com/trstmh/advan...
Burden of mycetoma in Burkina Faso: case series and systematic review
Abstract. Mycetoma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by progressive and devastating granulomatous subcutaneous tissue involvement. It primari
academic.oup.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
New in #TRSTMH: Ouangré et al determine #BurkinaFaso’s burden of #mycetoma in this #SystematicReview
#GlobalHealth
academic.oup.com/trstmh/advan...
#GlobalHealth
academic.oup.com/trstmh/advan...
Captain #Traore has survived over 20 #assassination attempts. Why do they keep coming for him?
What can he do to protect his government?
@esherukweku.bsky.social joins me to talk about #BurkinaFaso’s inspirational leader.
open.spotify.com/episode/5Agw...
What can he do to protect his government?
@esherukweku.bsky.social joins me to talk about #BurkinaFaso’s inspirational leader.
open.spotify.com/episode/5Agw...
Burkina Faso – the pride of Africa and the light of the world!
Two and a Mic - The Social Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Captain #Traore has survived over 20 #assassination attempts. Why do they keep coming for him?
What can he do to protect his government?
@esherukweku.bsky.social joins me to talk about #BurkinaFaso’s inspirational leader.
open.spotify.com/episode/5Agw...
What can he do to protect his government?
@esherukweku.bsky.social joins me to talk about #BurkinaFaso’s inspirational leader.
open.spotify.com/episode/5Agw...
Effective #conservation of #BurkinaFaso’s nature reserves requires active involvement of local communities in planning and management.
https://www.rfr.bz/b91c59a
https://www.rfr.bz/b91c59a
Burkina Faso’s nature reserves are worth protecting – but people have to be part of the plan
Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that migrate from Europe to Africa every year.
www.rfr.bz
February 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Effective #conservation of #BurkinaFaso’s nature reserves requires active involvement of local communities in planning and management.
https://www.rfr.bz/b91c59a
https://www.rfr.bz/b91c59a
Effective #conservation of #BurkinaFaso’s nature reserves requires active involvement of local communities in planning and management.
theconversation.com/burkina-faso...
theconversation.com/burkina-faso...
Burkina Faso’s nature reserves are worth protecting – but people have to be part of the plan
Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that migrate from Europe to Africa every year.
theconversation.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Effective #conservation of #BurkinaFaso’s nature reserves requires active involvement of local communities in planning and management.
theconversation.com/burkina-faso...
theconversation.com/burkina-faso...
The World Bank has noted that #BurkinaFaso's economy grew last year and one of the reasons was improved security. This seems surprising given the number of high-casualty attacks conducted by #JNIM in the country last year
documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
Burkina Faso Economic Update 2025 : Special Chapter - Energy for Economic Growth
This 2025 Economic Update for Burkina Faso contains two chapters. The first chapter presents the economic and poverty developments observed in the country in 2024 as well .
documents.worldbank.org
July 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The World Bank has noted that #BurkinaFaso's economy grew last year and one of the reasons was improved security. This seems surprising given the number of high-casualty attacks conducted by #JNIM in the country last year
documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
#RasmanéZinaba and #BassirouBadjo, youth leaders of #BurkinaFaso's pro-democracy movement #BalaiCitoyen (Citizen Sweep), abducted last week by unidentified agents, continues a pattern of actions against anyone deemed critical of Captain Ibrahim #Traoré's military #junta. 🇧🇫 🔍 👇
Junta press-gangs the press | Article Preview | Africa Confidential
, Rasmané Zinaba and Bassirou Badjo, youth leaders in the pro-democracy movement Balai Citoyen (Citizen Sweep), were abducted on 20 February and 21 February respectively by unidentified agents, contin...
africa-conf.com
February 28, 2024 at 10:37 AM
#RasmanéZinaba and #BassirouBadjo, youth leaders of #BurkinaFaso's pro-democracy movement #BalaiCitoyen (Citizen Sweep), abducted last week by unidentified agents, continues a pattern of actions against anyone deemed critical of Captain Ibrahim #Traoré's military #junta. 🇧🇫 🔍 👇
#Kenya tells migrants to register.
#BurkinaFaso's diaspora buys bonds.
#CôtedIvoire buries electoral commission.
#Ghana's gold shines but banks sag.
#Nigeria's surplus doubles & Dangote preps a float. DHQ stays silent on #BokoHaram ceasefire.
🇧🇫🇨🇮🇬🇭🇳🇬
sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
#BurkinaFaso's diaspora buys bonds.
#CôtedIvoire buries electoral commission.
#Ghana's gold shines but banks sag.
#Nigeria's surplus doubles & Dangote preps a float. DHQ stays silent on #BokoHaram ceasefire.
🇧🇫🇨🇮🇬🇭🇳🇬
sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
The week ahead - Some things sell better unaudited
Kenya registers migrants, Burkina Faso sells diaspora bonds, Ivory Coast buries its electoral commission, Ghana's gold booms, and Dangote readies a $5 billion float.
sbmintelligence.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
#Kenya tells migrants to register.
#BurkinaFaso's diaspora buys bonds.
#CôtedIvoire buries electoral commission.
#Ghana's gold shines but banks sag.
#Nigeria's surplus doubles & Dangote preps a float. DHQ stays silent on #BokoHaram ceasefire.
🇧🇫🇨🇮🇬🇭🇳🇬
sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
#BurkinaFaso's diaspora buys bonds.
#CôtedIvoire buries electoral commission.
#Ghana's gold shines but banks sag.
#Nigeria's surplus doubles & Dangote preps a float. DHQ stays silent on #BokoHaram ceasefire.
🇧🇫🇨🇮🇬🇭🇳🇬
sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
#BurkinaFaso’s experience with productive sanitation shows that sustainable solutions succeed when they connect to #farmers’ priorities: healthier soils, lower costs and reliable harvests.
#CircularEconomy
#CircularEconomy
Sanitation, soil and food security: insights from 20 years of productive sanitation in Burkina Faso - SIANI
Safe resource reuse could reduce reliance on commercial fertilizers, boost agricultural productivity and improve health and sanitation.
buff.ly
July 17, 2026 at 8:12 AM
#BurkinaFaso’s experience with productive sanitation shows that sustainable solutions succeed when they connect to #farmers’ priorities: healthier soils, lower costs and reliable harvests.
#CircularEconomy
#CircularEconomy
#HOTORNOT #BurkinaFaso’s #goldnationalization under #IbrahimTraoré aims to reclaim strategic assets, signaling a shift toward economic independence and sovereignty.
But can this resource control truly drive long-term structural change, or is it mostly political strategy?
But can this resource control truly drive long-term structural change, or is it mostly political strategy?
July 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
#HOTORNOT #BurkinaFaso’s #goldnationalization under #IbrahimTraoré aims to reclaim strategic assets, signaling a shift toward economic independence and sovereignty.
But can this resource control truly drive long-term structural change, or is it mostly political strategy?
But can this resource control truly drive long-term structural change, or is it mostly political strategy?
#Niger🇳🇪 - Today the Leonardo AW139 VIP transport helicopter (reg. XT-MBG | #09CD55) of #BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 Air Force landed at Agadez Airport for a stopover. The helicopter is currently travelling back to Ouaga, after 9 months at Lodrino🇨🇭 Airport (LSPR) for maintenance. 📸April '25
May 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#Niger🇳🇪 - Today the Leonardo AW139 VIP transport helicopter (reg. XT-MBG | #09CD55) of #BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 Air Force landed at Agadez Airport for a stopover. The helicopter is currently travelling back to Ouaga, after 9 months at Lodrino🇨🇭 Airport (LSPR) for maintenance. 📸April '25
#Niger's🇳🇪 Air Force Dornier 228 (reg. 5U-MBI | #062F0F) circeled for nearly 4 hours in #BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 airspace east of #Kantchari on Feb 13. I'm not quite sure what happened there, because the aircraft is primarily used for (VIP-) transport purposes.
February 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#Niger's🇳🇪 Air Force Dornier 228 (reg. 5U-MBI | #062F0F) circeled for nearly 4 hours in #BurkinaFaso's🇧🇫 airspace east of #Kantchari on Feb 13. I'm not quite sure what happened there, because the aircraft is primarily used for (VIP-) transport purposes.
BREAKING: #BurkinaFaso's 🇧🇫 transitional parliament has unanimously passed Article 210-3 of the Personal and Family Code, which criminalizes "promotion" of "homosexual practices", with penalties of 2–5 years in prison, fines, and possible deportation for foreign nationals under the law.
September 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
BREAKING: #BurkinaFaso's 🇧🇫 transitional parliament has unanimously passed Article 210-3 of the Personal and Family Code, which criminalizes "promotion" of "homosexual practices", with penalties of 2–5 years in prison, fines, and possible deportation for foreign nationals under the law.
‘The cult of Saint Traoré’: how a Russia-backed junta leader became an icon: Anger over democratic dysfunction and western meddling has fuelled global support for #BurkinaFaso’s Ibrahim Traoré
www.ft.com/content/a6fc... By Aanu Adeoye #authoritarianism #putinism
www.ft.com/content/a6fc... By Aanu Adeoye #authoritarianism #putinism
May 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
‘The cult of Saint Traoré’: how a Russia-backed junta leader became an icon: Anger over democratic dysfunction and western meddling has fuelled global support for #BurkinaFaso’s Ibrahim Traoré
www.ft.com/content/a6fc... By Aanu Adeoye #authoritarianism #putinism
www.ft.com/content/a6fc... By Aanu Adeoye #authoritarianism #putinism
#BurkinaFaso’s army accused of preventing civilians from leaving #jihadist-besieged towns
“They say we have to accept dying for the homeland.”
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
“They say we have to accept dying for the homeland.”
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Burkina Faso’s army accused of preventing civilians from leaving jihadist-besieged towns
The government’s drive to demonstrate progress has made some soldiers hostile to those needing to leave their homes.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
July 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
#BurkinaFaso’s army accused of preventing civilians from leaving #jihadist-besieged towns
“They say we have to accept dying for the homeland.”
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
“They say we have to accept dying for the homeland.”
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Why #Black #Americans Are #Watching #IbrahimTraoré
When #Western #media stays #silent, #BlackAmerica still #watches—and #recognizes its own #struggle in #BurkinaFaso’s empire #rebellion.
theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/05/02/w... via @thebwstimes
When #Western #media stays #silent, #BlackAmerica still #watches—and #recognizes its own #struggle in #BurkinaFaso’s empire #rebellion.
theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/05/02/w... via @thebwstimes
Why Black Americans Are Watching Ibrahim Traoré
Black Americans see Ibrahim Traoré as a bold symbol of global Black resistance, sovereignty, and anti-imperialist leadership.
theblackwallsttimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Why #Black #Americans Are #Watching #IbrahimTraoré
When #Western #media stays #silent, #BlackAmerica still #watches—and #recognizes its own #struggle in #BurkinaFaso’s empire #rebellion.
theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/05/02/w... via @thebwstimes
When #Western #media stays #silent, #BlackAmerica still #watches—and #recognizes its own #struggle in #BurkinaFaso’s empire #rebellion.
theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/05/02/w... via @thebwstimes