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Reviving Juapong: Ghana’s textile renaissance begins
Graphic
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August 18, 2025
Once a vibrant hub of Ghana’s textile industry, Juapong, a small town in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region, now stands as a shadow of its former self. Established in 1968, Juapong Textiles Limited, later known as Volta Star Textiles,...
China arms Burkina Faso as Sahel turns away from Western security promises
South China Morning Post
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August 16, 2025
China is equipping Burkina Faso’s military and positioning itself for greater influence in the Sahel, filling a vacuum left by the collapse of security partnerships with Western nations, especially the United States and France. The move is part of...
Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
A world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is suffering from signs of disintegration, as climate change affects weather patterns. The wavy-walled houses covered with singular geometric lines of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in...
Free Trade And AfCFTA: Unlocking Africa’s Economic Potential
The Chronicle News Online
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August 19, 2025
High tariffs! Price controls! Large bureaucracy and unnecessary regulation of the African market are what have made Africa have the identity as a poor continent because it is not free. This has caused Africa’s intra-trade to attain a percentage of...
After Burkina Faso and Mali, Niger Extends Salkadamna Coal Project Invitation to Togo
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Niger is expanding its Salkadamna coal project to include Togo, after securing partnerships with Burkina Faso and Mali. On August 13, 2025, Niger’s Energy Minister Amadou Haoua presented the project to Togo’s authorities, including...
From Ouagadougou to Oceania: Burkina Faso leader a Pacific resistance symbol
The Strategist
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August 14, 2025
In a world increasingly shaped by digital influence and disillusionment with the Western-led global order, Captain Ibrahim Traore has emerged as an icon of anti-colonial resistance. He seized power in Burkina Faso through a military coup in 2022,...
Experts caution as residents, US, UK welcome terror kingpins’ arrests
Daily Trust
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August 19, 2025
By Idowu Isamotu (Abuja), Ado A. Musa (Jos), Mohammad Ibrahim Yaba (Kaduna), Abubakar Akote (Minna) & Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilorin) Mixed reactions have trailed the arrest of Mahmud Muhammad Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar, leader of...
Burkina Faso: Traoré, a conservative, anti-democratic despot
Amandla
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August 12, 2025
Amandla! sent a series of questions to Rahmane Idrissa. Here are the questions and his answers. Amandla!: Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a coup in 2022. What was the situation in the country that led to the coup? Rahmane Idrissa: Traoré came to...
How China rewired global power at the Changsha summit
Daily Star
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August 18, 2025
The Chinese city Changsha's humid air was thick with summer heat as delegations from not just a few allies or a bloc, but an entire continent congregated there in June, creating history. Presidents, prime ministers, and foreign ministers from 53...
€17.2m solar project aims to lift Burkina Faso from among Africa’s least electrified countries
Business Insider Africa
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August 13, 2025
The funding will go toward building and operating an 18 MWp solar power plant in Dédougou, marking a key step in the government’s drive to expand renewable energy in Africa and cut dependence on costly, carbon-intensive power sources. The project...
Burkina Faso acquires long-range MLRS capability with Chinese SR5 for the first time
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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According to information published by Hammer of War on X on 7 August 2025, Burkina Faso has received a major shipment of Chinese-manufactured military equipment, including VN22B fire support vehicles, PLL-05 120 mm self-propelled gun-mortars, and...
US, UK, CAN commend FG, NSA, over arrest of terror kingpins
The Sun Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The government of the United States of America (USA), the British authorities and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have commended the Federal Government and the security agencies under the leadership of the...
US Commends Nigeria’s Capture Of Two Leaders of Al-Qaeda-Linked Terrorist Group
Arise News
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August 18, 2025
The United States Government has commended Nigeria for capturing two senior members of the terrorist group Ansaru, describing it as a major step in the country’s fight against extremism. National Security Adviser Malam Nuhu Ribadu said at a press...
Burkina Faso’s upgrades defence with delivery of Chinese-made armoured vehicles, artillery systems
Business Insider Africa
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August 10, 2025
According to Defense Blog, the delivery includes VN22B wheeled fire support vehicles, PLL-05 120 mm self-propelled gun-mortars, and SR5 multiple rocket launch systems. Footage posted on social media showed rows of the newly painted vehicles in...
The Sahel’s strategic pivot: From Francafrique to DragonBear partnership
The Financial Daily International
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August 18, 2025
In the recent years, Sahel, an African region infamous for the insurgency, climate migration, poverty, and the political turmoil, has witnessed a tremendous shift in its geopolitical landscape. Historically, France has been a major external player...
A New Ukrainian Peace Plan, Eliminating Mail-In Ballots and Voting Machines, Russian Defense Summit
theTrumpet
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Church attendance among young people has quadrupled over the last seven years. “Christianity undoubtedly has a new energy,” wrote the Times in its lengthy weekend essay on the revival. “Last Easter, the Catholic diocese of Westminster in London...
China Rearms Burkina Faso with New Armour and Artillery: President Traore Stresses Defence Modernisation
Military Watch
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August 9, 2025
The Burkina Faso Army has received large quantities of Chinese armoured vehicles and artillery systems, including VN22B fire support vehicles, PLL-05 120mm self-propelled gun mortars, and SR5 rocket artillery systems. The equipment was...
Next-gen open-access fiber network reduces reliance on subsea cables in West Africa
Business Day
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August 18, 2025
CSquared, a pan-African technology company, has announced a major expansion of its West African fiber network, unveiling a next-generation, open-access backbone that promises to reduce the region’s overdependence on subsea cables for internet...
Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic LIVE Score Updates: African Nations Championship Match (3-1)
VAVEL
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August 6, 2025
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us in our live coverage of the Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic match, corresponding to Group B on Matchday 2 of the African Nations Championship. We wish you all a happy evening. END OF...
Goals and Highlights: Burkina Faso 4-2 Central African Republic in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 6, 2025
Thank you very much Thank you very much for joining us in our live coverage of the Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic match, corresponding to Group B on Matchday 2 of the African Nations Championship. We wish you all a happy evening. END OF...