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Australian mining contractor under investigation after eight workers die in Burkina Faso zinc mine disaster

A Perth-based mining contractor under scrutiny for two employee fatalities in Australia is now at the centre of an international investigation after eight workers die in a West African mine disaster.

ABC News

'We don't have food': African leaders meet as crises grow

African leaders have gathered for a summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to address growing humanitarian needs on the continent, which is also facing increased violent extremism, climate change challenges and a run of military coups

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso seizes record 115 kg of cocaine from vehicle

Customs officers in Burkina Faso seized a record haul of around 115 kilograms of cocaine worth more than $11.5 million last week, the directorate general of customs said in a statement on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Four of eight missing miners found dead in Burkina Faso

Six of the missing men are Burkina Faso nationals, one is from Tanzania and another from Zambia.

Al Jazeera

At least 11 civilians killed in Burkina Faso village attacks, says governor

At least 11 civilians were killed in attacks on two villages in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, a regional governor said in a statement.

Reuters

Security concerns, lack of support stall Africa's Green Wall

A series of complex challenges, including a lack of funding and political will as well as rising insecurity linked to extremist groups al-Qaida and the Islamic State in Burkina Faso, are obstructing progress on Africa’s Great Green Wall, according to experts involved in the initiative

The Independent UK

Cairo Hosts Int’l Conference on Confronting ‘Emerging Terrorist Organizations’

Egypt’s Interior Ministry, in collaboration with Interpol, is hosting Monday a workshop on confronting emerging terrorist organizations and phenomena in the Middle East and Africa. The workshop is hosted by the Egyptian Police Academy until May 25. The participating countries include Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Togo looks like West Africa’s new frontier of violent extremism

The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times.

The Conversation

Burkina Faso: Eleven soldiers dead in attack on army base

The country has become the latest epicentre of a shifting conflict in the Sahel.

Al Jazeera

UN: 18 Million Facing Severe Hunger in West Africa's Sahel

The UN is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The hunger crisis may press increased numbers of people to migrate out of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

No survivors found in flooded Burkina Faso mine's rescue chamber

In tonight's edition: Hope is all but lost that eight miners trapped in a flooded mine in Burkina Faso for a month may have survived. Also, suspects are arrested in Mali after authorities say they foiled a coup attempt earlier this month. And advocates calling for tax reform on the…

France 24

Burkina Faso rescuers find no survivors in flooded mine chamber

Torrential rain flooded the Perkoa zinc mine on April 16, trapping eight workers inside.

Al Jazeera

Dozens killed in suspected jihadist attacks across Burkina Faso

Around 40 people, many of them civilian volunteers with the army, have reportedly been killed in a series of suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso over the weekend.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso fashion designers: More to nation than conflict

Vibrant African clothes, both traditional and contemporary, enlivened the catwalk in Burkina Faso’s fashion week

The Independent UK

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Families desperately await news of Burkina miners trapped for 26 days

The families of eight missing miners in Burkina Faso desperately awaited news from rescue teams continuing on Thursday to locate the men who have been stuck underground for 26 days.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso search party closer to men trapped in flooded mine

The workers have been trapped underground since the flooding began on April 16.

Reuters

Burkina search teams hope to reach eight workers trapped in flooded mine

Rescue teams pumping water from a flooded Burkina Faso zinc mine in which eight workers have been trapped for almost a month are drawing closer to a refuge chamber where they may have sought safety, the government said on Wednesday.

Al Jazeera

Togo: Eight soldiers killed in attack by suspected ‘terrorists’

Security experts have warned that armed groups across the Sahel could spread operations to coastal states like Togo.

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Heavily armed militants break 60 inmates from Burkina Faso prison

Militants freed around 60 prisoners during an attack on a jail in northwest Burkina Faso overnight, ransacking offices and setting vehicles ablaze before making their escape, two security sources and a judicial source said.

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso's displaced numbers swell amid jihadi violence

The West African country of Burkina Faso has 2 million displaced people who have fled rising violence from Islamic extremist groups

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso investigates mine flood as rescue efforts continue

Prime Minister Albert Ouedraogo says the managers of the Canada-based mining company have been banned from travelling.

Radio France Internationale

UN chief Guterres urges West African juntas to return to civilian rule

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali to hand power back to civilian rule as soon as possible. He also reminded the world to deliver on "climate emergency" promises.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Urges Swift Return to Civilian Rule in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali to hand power back to civilians as soon as possible and reminded the world to deliver on "climate emergency" promises. Speaking after meeting Senegalese President Macky Sall in Dakar, he said they had agreed…

The Conversation

Guilty verdict in Sankara trial shows power of activists to fight impunity in Burkina Faso

On April 6, 2022, a military tribunal in Burkina Faso found 11 men, including the former president, Blaise Compaoré, guilty of “attacks on state security, complicity in murder and concealment of a corpse.”

Reuters

At least one killed in attack on north Benin police station

At least one police officer was killed and several wounded in an attack on a police station in north Benin, an area affected by a spillover of militant activity in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger, two police sources said on Tuesday.

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