Burkina Faso

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Africa

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger set for federation

VAM News December 3, 2023 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE foreign ministers of military-ruled Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Friday recommended creating a confederation as part of a long-term goal of uniting the West African neighbours within...

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Africa

Inside Burkina Faso: Construction Of First Gold Refinery Begins

VAM News November 26, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has launched the construction of the country’s first refinery for gold, Burkina’s main mineral resource, officials said. The refinery which was launched on Thursday will have a...

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Africa

Coup Attempt In Burkina Faso: Here’s details so far

VAM News September 28, 2023 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE junta in Burkina Faso, which toppled a military regime to gain power, has announced that there was a coup attempt. In a statement, the junta said an attempt...

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Africa

Jihadists reportedly kill 17 soldiers, 36 volunteers

Akanji Philip September 6, 2023 0 Comment

Fifty-three members of the security forces in Burkina Faso have been killed in an attack north of the country by suspected jihadists. Seventeen soldiers and 36 civilian volunteers for the army...

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World News

President Macron: No Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Without France

VAM News September 2, 2023 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA French President Emmanuel Macron has boasted that without France’s military operations in the Sahel region, “there would probably no longer be a Mali…Burkina Faso, and I’m not sure there would still...

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Africa

JUST IN: Niger allows Mali, Burkina Faso troops to intervene in case of attack

Akanji Philip August 25, 2023 0 Comment

Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso’s armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack. The three allies’ foreign ministers said they had met in the Nigerien capital Niamey...

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Africa

Burkina Faso, Mali Deploy Warplanes To Niger over ‘imminent’ ECOWAS

VAM News August 19, 2023 0 Comment

VAM News Update Burkina Faso and Mali have reportedly deployed warplanes to the Niger Republic following the Economic Community of West Africa’s possible armed intervention to restore democracy in the West African country....

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Africa

Any ECOWAS military intervention will be seen as declaration of war against us – Burkina Faso, Mali warn

VAM News August 2, 2023 0 Comment

Burkina Faso and Mali have warned ECOWAS against military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, saying such a move will be considered a “declaration of war against their two countries”. The...

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Africa

42 residents killed in Burkina Faso during insurgency attack

VAM News April 17, 2023 0 Comment

At least 32 defence volunteers and 10 soldiers have died in suspected jihadist attacks in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, officials said in a statement. A detachment of soldiers and the civilian volunteers “were the...

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Africa

FG condemns killing in Burkina Faso

VAM News February 7, 2023 0 Comment

VOICE AIR MEDIA News Update THE Federal Government has condemned the gruesome killings of some Nigerians in Eastern Burkina Faso travelling to Senegal on pilgrimage. VAM learnt that 15 Nigerian pilgrims on their way...