Footballers and learning new languages: Adele, The Da Vinci Code and the delivery room
Forget Duolingo or following an exam syllabus, language lessons for players start with football terminology and team-mate's nicknames ...
Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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 ...
Colonial-era wigs were never part of Burkina Faso’s courtroom attire
Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...
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ECOWAS loses membership of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are increasingly turning to Russia as an ally. The withdrawal "has become effective today," ECOWAS said in a statement. All three nations, which in September created ...
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has formally recognized the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The latest development marks a ...
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Desecrating our coat of arms
After my column last year, ‘Thank you, pan minister’ in which I ‘thanked’ Prime Minister Dr Rowley for the ill-timed, ill-thought decision to redesign our coat of arms, I never intended to ...
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ECOWAS Heads of State to determine modalities for engagement with Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
The authority of the Head of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States will determine the bloc’s modalities of engagement with Burkina Faso, Mali, and the Republic of ...
The New York Times9d
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds. By Saikou Jammeh ...
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Many jubilate in Burkina Faso, Niger over exit from ECOWAS
Scores of people on Tuesday rallied in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their countries from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, which is due to take ...
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Ecowas react as Alliance of Sahel States launch new passport
One year ago Burkina Faso, di Republic of Mali, and Republic of Niger announce dia exit from di bloc. Ecowas for dia announcement tok say dem go keep di doors open sake of spirit of regional ...