Former Burkinabe PM calls for military partnership with Russia

11 october 2022 - 12:43:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former coup maker and interim Burkinabe Prime Minister from 2014-2015, Yacouba Isaac Zida, on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta leader justifies meeting with former heads of state

09 july 2022 - 05:46:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's transitional president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, said on Friday after a meeting with two [...] Full text...

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Former President Kaboré forced by supporters to abandon meeting with current president of Burkina Faso

08 july 2022 - 16:20:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Several hundred demonstrators gathered Friday in front of the home of former Burkinabe President Roch [...] Full text...

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Former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré arrives in Ouagadougou

07 july 2022 - 19:08:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré arrived in Ouagadougou on Thursday after eight years in [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta leader invites former presidents. including convicted Compaoré, to 'high-level meeting

07 july 2022 - 06:02:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has invited the country's former presidents to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso party rejects former Niger president Issoufou as ECOWAS mediator

12 june 2022 - 19:33:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The party of former Burkina Faso president, Blaise Compaoré, on Sunday rejected the choice of the former [...] Full text...

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Civil interests judgment in Thomas Sankara trial postponed to 25 April

13 april 2022 - 16:22:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The civil interests judgment of the trial of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara and [...] Full text...

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Verdict of life imprisonment for Blaise Compaoré over Thomas Sankara assassibation trial "heavy and disproportionate" - CDP

10 april 2022 - 14:02:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the party of former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré, [...] Full text...

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1ST. LEAD: Former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaoré sentenced to life imprisonment for assassination of Thomas Sankara

06 april 2022 - 13:44:11
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Military Court here on Wednesday sentenced former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Former Burkinabè President Compaoré jailed for life for President Sankara's assassination

06 april 2022 - 11:19:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré was on Wednesday sentenced to death by a military tribunal [...] Full text...

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Eleven defendants granted provisional release in Sankara trial

26 october 2021 - 20:38:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A high court here Tuesday released provisionally 11 defendants facing trial in the assassination of [...] Full text...

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Trial on Thomas Sankara’s assassination reopens

25 october 2021 - 20:04:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Suspended on 11 October after its opening, the trial over the assassination of Thomas Sankara [...] Full text...

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Thomas Sankara trial suspended for fortnight

11 october 2021 - 18:25:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The trial of the assassination of former Burkinabe President Thomas Sankara and 12 of his [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe football federation releases list of executive committee members

08 september 2020 - 22:01:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new chairman of the Burkinabe football federation (FBF), Lazare Banssé, Tuesday released the list [...] Full text...

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Death of former Tanzanian president, last mediator in the Burundian crisis, received with "great sadness"

24 july 2020 - 19:52:33
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, said he is ''seriously affected'' by the death of Benjamin William M’Kapa [...] Full text...

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Longest UN mediation in Burundi crisis ends

01 november 2019 - 17:38:03
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The latest UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, offered his resignation in mid-week to [...] Full text...

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First Lady of Burundi hosts major international conference of women leaders

25 october 2019 - 18:31:30
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Burundi First Lady Denise Bucumi Thursday played host to the first major international conference of women [...] Full text...

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France grants Burkina Faso about 35 million US dollars in budget support

26 september 2019 - 20:28:17
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso minister of economy, finances and development, Lassané Kaboré, and the director of [...] Full text...

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The Mediator of the Republic is astonished at the AU's call for a political dialogue not in Burundians' interest

19 june 2019 - 18:18:40
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In a statement released Wednesday, Burundian Ombudsman (Mediator of the Republic), Edouard Nduwimana, said he was [...] Full text...

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Burundian civil society group castigates "biased" reports of AU and HRW

18 june 2019 - 13:42:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Burundi's public radio on Tuesday relayed large excerpts from a statement by the Association for Solidarity, [...] Full text...

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UN envoy says inclusive dialogue ‘only viable option’ for resolving Burundi's political crisis

20 february 2019 - 05:19:57
New York, US (PANA) - An inter-Burundian, inclusive dialogue remains the only viable option for lasting settlement of the political [...] Full text...

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EAC maintains status quo on situation in Burundi

02 february 2019 - 13:19:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The final statement of the 20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges Burundians to take lead in launching inclusive dialogue to end political crisis

22 november 2018 - 05:44:56
New York, US (PANA) - The absence of an inclusive political dialogue in Burundi has left the country fragile amid [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges Burundi leaders to ‘seize opportunities for national unity and peace’

10 august 2018 - 05:16:57
New York, US (PANA) - The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, has called on the country’s leaders to [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges ‘inclusive’ talks to resolve crisis in Burundi

25 may 2018 - 04:55:11
New York, US (PANA) - Inclusive talks remain the only way to find a lasting solution to the political, socio-economic [...] Full text...

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Situation in Burundi ‘not suitable’ for credible elections – UN official

27 february 2018 - 07:10:59
New York, US (PANA) - Urgent efforts are needed to keep the “hard-won” gains in Burundi from eroding, a senior [...] Full text...

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US: UN envoy reiterates inclusive dialogue for Burundi political process

27 july 2017 - 06:23:33
New York, US (PANA) – The United Nations Special Envoy to Burundi has urged African leaders, in solidarity with the [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 19.5 million people on life-saving treatment, AIDS-related deaths halved since 2005

20 july 2017 - 13:09:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has released a new report showing that for [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban lauds Kaboré inauguration 'significant development' for Sahel

31 december 2015 - 06:27:31
New York, US (PANA) - The inauguration of Burkina Faso’s new president marks a significant development for the whole sub-Saharan [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kabore takes oath of office

29 december 2015 - 18:35:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's newly elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré took the oath of office Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Five Heads of State to attend inauguration of Burkina president-elect Kaboré

21 december 2015 - 18:16:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – At least five Heads of State will attend the inauguration of Burkina Faso's President-elect Roch [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari says successful Burkinabe polls reflect resolve to entrench democracy in West Africa

16 december 2015 - 15:49:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said that the successful election in Burkina Faso reflects the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Interim President meets newly-elected President

09 december 2015 - 22:08:12
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Interim President Michel Kafando Wednesday afternoon met with the country's newly-elected President, Roch [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Burkina armed forces reform commission gets down to business

08 december 2015 - 16:47:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A commission charged to reform the Burkina Faso Army in view of the security challenges [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari congratulates Kabore on his election

02 december 2015 - 00:43:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Roch Marc Christian Kabore of the Movement of People [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Candidates urged to avoid ethnic, religious speeches during campaign

10 november 2015 - 09:25:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – A coalition of intellectuals, opinion leaders and activists on Tuesday urged the public and candidates [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief meets with Burkina Faso transitional president

06 october 2015 - 12:59:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, late Monday at the UN headquarters in New York met with Burkina [...] Full text...

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UN: Kafando urges UN to support democracy in Burkina Faso

02 october 2015 - 18:34:53
New York, US (PANA) - Thanking the international community for strongly condemning the recent coup d’etat in Burkina Faso, and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Failed coup leader 'taken into custody'

01 october 2015 - 22:12:30
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Brigadier-General Gilbert Diendéré, leader of the failed coup against the transitional government in Burkina Faso, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Burkina interim president to address UN General Assembly

01 october 2015 - 20:15:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's interim president Michel Kafando will address the UN General Assembly in New York [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Premier says arrest of coup leader is imminent

01 october 2015 - 19:40:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Two days after the attack launched against the ex-coup leaders whose chief General Gilbert Diendéré [...] Full text...

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UN: Burkina Faso hails AU role in reversing coup

29 september 2015 - 15:48:09
New York, US (PANA) - Burkina Faso has hailed the African Union (AU) over its role in reversing the 17 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council welcomes reinstatement of the transitional authorities in Burkina Faso

25 september 2015 - 18:00:24
New York, US (PANA) - Welcoming the recent reinstatement of President Michel Kafando and the transitional authorities of Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ruling party hails ECOWAS, Pres. Buhari on Burkina Faso

24 september 2015 - 15:39:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Ousted president Kafando back in power

23 september 2015 - 15:05:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso’s interim president, Michel Kafando, ousted in a coup d'etat on 17 Sept. 2015, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: West African leaders arrive for mediation in troubled Burkina Faso

23 september 2015 - 13:16:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Leaders of Niger, Ghana and Benin, and a representative of President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Coup makers, regular army reach agreement to restore normality

23 september 2015 - 10:53:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Normality is due to return to the West African state of Burkina Faso as the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: VP represents Buhari on six-nation ECOWAS High Level Mission to B/Faso

23 september 2015 - 09:51:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will represent President Muhammadu Buhari on the six-nation ECOWAS High Level [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Stand-off continues as coup leader Diendere vows to "defend himself"

22 september 2015 - 21:03:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Tension remained high on Tuesday in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, as the presidential guard, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS moves to reinstate interim government in Burkina Faso

22 september 2015 - 20:05:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - West African leaders who met in Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the regional bloc [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Mahama to attend ECOWAS summit as standoff looms

22 september 2015 - 08:23:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama will attend Tuesday's Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit in Nigeria to discuss the [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) Burkina Faso: Coup leader says 'committed to hand over'

21 september 2015 - 22:53:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso coup leader Brigadier-General Gilbert Diendere has said he is committed to hand over [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief strongly condemns reported violence against civilians in Burkina Faso

21 september 2015 - 21:08:44
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned reports of violence against civilians in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Several military regiments heading to Ouagadougou; bloodshed feared

21 september 2015 - 20:39:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Soldiers from several regiments in Burkina Faso are heading to the capital to "disarm" the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Presidency confirms hosting of ECOWAS Summit on Burkina Faso

21 september 2015 - 16:32:07
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian government confirmed on Monday that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday host an Extraordinary [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Details of draft deal to end Burkina Faso crisis unveiled

21 september 2015 - 10:21:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 13-point draft deal that was hammered out by ECOWAS Mediators to end the crisis [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS holds extra-ordinary summit in Abuja Tuesday

20 september 2015 - 23:16:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - An extra-ordinary summit of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS is expected to hold in Abuja [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria condemns Burkina Faso coup

18 september 2015 - 18:38:01
Abuja, NIgeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Friday ''unreservedly'' condemned the coup in Burkina Faso, which was preceded by Wednesday's detention [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says coupists must not repress protesters in Burkina Faso

18 september 2015 - 15:25:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) has said that Burkina Faso’s Presidential Guard must stop using lethal force, beatings [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Coup leaders 'release' interim President, others

18 september 2015 - 14:23:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military junta now ruling Burkina Faso after ousting the country's interim government Friday said [...] Full text...

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US: OIC condemns military intervention in Burkina Faso

18 september 2015 - 14:04:31
New York, US (PANA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the military intervention and the illegal arrest [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Presidents of Senegal, Benin to 'mediate' in B/Faso crisis

18 september 2015 - 10:43:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal and and Boni Yayi of Benin were due in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Interim President, Premier safe, to be freed soon'

18 september 2015 - 09:15:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's ousted interim President Michel Kafando and Premier Isaac Zida are safe in military [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Ghana condemns Burkina Faso coup

17 september 2015 - 19:09:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has joined the chorus of condemnation of Thursday's coup in Burkina Faso saying it has [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: I have no contact with Blaise Compaoré, says coup leader

17 september 2015 - 18:24:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - General Gilbert Diendéré, the leader of the military coup in Burkina Faso, says he has [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU calls Burkina Faso coup null and void

17 september 2015 - 17:49:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has dismissed the coup in Burkina Faso as an affront on [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief calls coup in Burkina Faso 'unacceptable'

17 september 2015 - 17:40:09
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Al-Hussein Thursday said the military coup in Burkina [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Belgium condemns coup in Burkina Faso

17 september 2015 - 17:25:55
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Belgium has condemned the coup in Burkina Faso, calling it a threat to the West African [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) Burkina Faso: Gen. Diendere named as new leader

17 september 2015 - 12:53:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's military Thursday declared Gen. Gilbert Diendere as the country's new leader after earlier [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: La Francophonie expresses serious concern about Burkinabe military action

17 september 2015 - 12:02:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Secretary General of the Francophonie Michaëlle Jean has expressed serious concern at the kidnapping [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Military seizes power?

17 september 2015 - 11:14:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The military in Burkina Faso Thursday announced it had seized power and dissolved the country's [...] Full text...

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US: US joins growing condemnation of fresh Burkina Faso crisis

17 september 2015 - 09:02:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has joined the growing global condemnation of the soldiers in Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 2 former Compaoré ministers remanded in custody

18 august 2015 - 22:09:03
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Two former ministers in the Blaise Compaoré regime, Jean Bertin Ouédraogo (Transport) and Jérôme Bougouma [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Conference on on maternal, child health in West Africa opens

30 july 2015 - 20:15:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – About 300 experts from across the globe are attending a two-day forum in the Burkina [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Major cabinet reshuffle in Burkina Faso

20 july 2015 - 14:14:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – There has been a major cabinet reshuffle in Burkina Faso with the interim president Michel [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kafando invited to Côte d’Ivoire

09 july 2015 - 14:44:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's acting President Michel Kafando has been invited by his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria to assist Burkina Faso to organize polls

02 july 2015 - 17:19:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has pledged to work with other ECOWAS member-nations and the international community to assist Burkina [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Don't dissolve Presidential Security Regiment'

01 july 2015 - 12:24:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The commission set up by Burkina's interim President Michel Kafando to determine the fate of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA says African Court orders Burkina Faso to implement remedies in Zongo's case

12 june 2015 - 15:56:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has disclosed that the African Court for Human and [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Govt. schedules nation-wide talks on youth

29 may 2015 - 14:06:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Determined to carry the youth along in its programmes, the acting government of Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Conference on anti-constitutional changes in Africa opens

28 may 2015 - 20:30:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – An international conference on anti-constitutional changes of governments in Africa opened on Thursday in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kafando to visit France

08 may 2015 - 21:30:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The official postponed visit of the Burkina Faso president Michel Kafando to France will finally [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kafando’s official visit to France postponed

29 april 2015 - 13:43:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The official visit to France by Burkina Faso's acting president, Michel Kafando, scheduled for 2-5 [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kafando to visit France on 2 May

28 april 2015 - 10:39:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Acting President Michel Kafando will make an official visit to France 2-5 May, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Govt. to pay tribute to victims of uprising that toppled Compaore

15 april 2015 - 10:49:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has said it will on 30 May pay tribute to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IMF team concludes talks on Burkina's economic, financial support programme

19 march 2015 - 20:41:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - In spite of a difficult economic environment, the transition government in Burkina Faso is [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Constitutional council Chief urges respect for transitional charter

13 march 2015 - 15:41:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The new president of the Burkina Faso constitutional council, Kassoum Kambou, has urged the different [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kafando calls for unity within the military

05 march 2015 - 17:54:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The acting president of Burkina Faso, Michel Kafando, Thursday urged the national armed forces (FAN) [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Sankara's widow denies deal to reopen dossier on his death

04 march 2015 - 21:30:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The widow of Thomas Sankara, former military leader of Burkina Faso, has denied any deal [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Pres. Kafando urges compatriots to register to vote

04 march 2015 - 11:08:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Acting President Michel Kafando has urged his compatriots to show patriotism by participating [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: UN warns those 'threatening' the transition process

04 february 2015 - 22:31:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The UN Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, said on Wednesday in Ouagadougou [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Burkina Faso's transition govt. members declare assets'

03 february 2015 - 14:27:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The Burkinabe Minister of Communications, Frédéric Nikiéma, declared here Monday that all members of the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Ibn Chambas welcomes adoption of date for next Burkina elections

26 january 2015 - 21:11:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The special representative of the UN Secretary General and chief of the UN Office for West [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Presidential, parliamentary polls to be held 11 October in Burkina Faso

22 january 2015 - 16:47:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 11 October 2015 to signal the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Pres. Kafando condemns French terror attack

09 january 2015 - 11:48:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Interim President Michel Kafando has condoled with the French government and people following [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kafando asks civil society to consider government as 'servant'

06 january 2015 - 21:19:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's acting president, Michel Kafando, has in a meeting with the civil society organisations [...] Full text...

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US: IMF to support Burkina Faso to deal with economic challenges

20 december 2014 - 05:58:08
New York, US (PANA) - The International MonetaryFund (IMF) has expressed its strong commitment to support Burkina Faso during its [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: President Kafando arrives in Nouakchott for summit on security in Sahel

17 december 2014 - 20:36:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's acting president, Michel Kafando, arrived in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, on Wednesday evening [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS seeks peace, stability in troubled member states

16 december 2014 - 00:08:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is pushing for the restoration of peace and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS seeks peace, stability in troubled member states

15 december 2014 - 23:16:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is pushing for the restoration of peace and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Ebola, terrorism on the agenda as ECOWAS Summit opens in Abuja (By Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent, Abuja)

15 december 2014 - 12:46:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Buffeted by the raging Ebola epidemic and terrorism, among other challenges, West African leaders Monday converged [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Acting authorities praise memory of martyrs of popular uprising

02 december 2014 - 21:50:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso's acting president, Michel Kafando, on Tuesday praised the memories of the martyrs who [...] Full text...

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Burkina: Burkinabe give cold response to transitional government

24 november 2014 - 19:47:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkinabe have given a cold response to the transitional government whose composition was announced on [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban tasks transitional leaders in Burkina Faso to collaborate

24 november 2014 - 19:44:27
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on all appointed transitional leaders in Burkina Faso to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Transitional government announced

24 november 2014 - 11:12:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Interim President Michel Kafando has published the list of his 25-member transitional government. PANA [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief tasks Burkinabe on political transition

22 november 2014 - 07:11:51
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his call for all Burkinabe stakeholders to ensure the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: AU chairman praises national consensus in Burkina Faso

20 november 2014 - 20:14:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The current chairman of the African Union, Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has hailed "the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Transitional PM seeks reconciliation

20 november 2014 - 09:36:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's newly-appointed Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida has called for self-sacrifice, hard work and [...] Full text...

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France: 'Presidency for life is over in Africa'

19 november 2014 - 18:06:48
Paris, France (PANA) - The establishment of a civilian transition in Burkina Faso with the appointment on Sunday night of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Zida named Burkinabe interim Prime Minister

19 november 2014 - 13:31:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Transition government in Burkina Faso, Michel Kafando, has appointed Lt.-Col. Isaac Zida [...] Full text...

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US: US hails B/Faso for progress in political transition

19 november 2014 - 10:47:29
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has congratulated the people of Burkina Faso and their leaders on the signing [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU formally drops sanctions threat against Burkina Faso

18 november 2014 - 15:26:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has abandoned plans to suspend Burkina Faso from its membership after [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban welcomes appointment of Burkina Faso Interim President

18 november 2014 - 07:23:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of Burkina Faso on the signing of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS welcomes charter signing, appointment of transitional President in B/Faso

17 november 2014 - 14:54:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS on Monday welcomed the signing of the charter of transition and the appointment of a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: AU welcomes Burkina Faso's return to civilian rule

17 november 2014 - 13:02:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed a decision by the military in Burkina Faso to [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Michel Kafando appointed transitional President

17 november 2014 - 12:14:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Retired Diplomat Michel Kafando, 72, has been appointed to lead the one-year political transition in [...] Full text...

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Sole accused person in Zongo's murder dies

24 december 2009 - 23:45:00
Ouagadougou- Burkina Faso (PANA) -- Chief warrant officer Marcel Kafando, the sol e accused person in the murder of Burkina [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leaders to work with Mbeki panel for peace

24 december 2009 - 20:18:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir Wednesday pledg ed to work with the African Uniona?s High-Level Panel [...] Full text...

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Sudanese leaders to work with Mbeki panel for peace

23 december 2009 - 18:20:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir Wednesday pledged to work with the African Union’s High-Level Panel on [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council tasks CAR on security during elections

22 december 2009 - 18:16:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations Security Council has urged the Central African Republic (CAR) to beef up [...] Full text...

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UN council calls for credible presidential polls in Cote d'Ivoire

08 december 2009 - 12:15:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council on Monday called for the holding o f credible presidential elections [...] Full text...

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UN council calls for credible presidential polls in Cote d'Ivoire

08 december 2009 - 07:27:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN Security Council on Monday called for the holding o f credible presidential elections [...] Full text...

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