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Kenya Airways diverts flights after coup in Mali
Kenya Airways said it has diverted its flights from Dakar, Senegal to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso following news of a coup de’ etat in Mali.
In a statement issued in Nairobi on Thursday, the national carrier said its flight KQ 513- a Boeing 737-700 which was en route to Bamako in Mali was diverted 30 minutes from the capital city of Mali on Wednesday...
At least 10 dead in ethnic clashes in Burkina Faso over chieftaincy claim
Ethnic clashes in a southern village of Burkina Faso have left at least 10 people dead, in a dispute over which community has the right to appoint a local chief, state radio reported Saturday.
The report said the violence between the Liliou and the Akonga communities was sparked by a disagreement over the chieftaincy of the village of Guenon, located...
Diplomat warns of Canada’s ‘fading chance’ in Africa
The woman who became the face of African diplomacy in nearly nine years in Ottawa is leaving with a warning: time is flying in Africa. Juliette Bonkoungou says the continent wants Canadians to come for business, but it wants political respect, too.
Burkina Faso’s ambassador was the spokeswoman in 2009 when 18 African ambassadors made an unusual public...
Burkina Faso’s leather industry
With an unpredictable future in the global cotton market, Burkina Faso’s government is diversifying into other sectors like leather production.
Tiny Burkina Faso confronts Gadhafi’s enormous legacy
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Even though his portrait no longer graces the lobby of this city’s premier hotel, fallen Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s presence in this West African nation won’t fade quickly.
The five-star Laico Ouaga 2000 hotel (Laico stands for Libyan African Investment Co.) is just one of Gadhafi’s many investments...
Burkina Faso offers asylum to Gaddafi
Burkina Faso has announced its readiness to offer asylum to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi while also offering to recognize the National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya’s government.
Burkinabe Foreign Minister Yipene Djibril Bassolet on Wednesday said that Gaddafi could go into exile in his country even though it is a signatory of the International...
11 killed in Burkina Faso road accident
OUAGADOUGOU – A HIGHWAY accident involving two buses and a freight truck in Burkina Faso has killed at least 11 west Africans and injured 41, the government said late on Sunday.
The overnight accident occurred around 200km west of the capital Ouagadougou, Territorial Administration Minister Jerome Bougouma said, adding that the victims included...
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