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Journey Across Burkina Faso’s Cultural, Commercial, and Industrial Landscape
Advertisement Over the course of eight days, August 3-10, I traveled with more than a dozen other delegates to Burkina Faso for its Diaspora Business Investment Forum & Expo, journeying through the heart of the country—from Ouagadougou, the...
Owner: Aziz Gueye Adetimirin
Inside the CIA’s Secret Plan to Hack Human Consciousness and Build a Bridge to Other Dimensions
In 1983, the Central Intelligence Agency asked U.S. Army Lt. Col. Wayne M. McDonnell to report on a possible way for people to convert the energy of their mind and body into a laser beam that can transcend spacetime. Called the Gateway Process,...
Owner: Hearst Family
Burkina Faso pauses health project financed by Bill Gates
(MENAFN) Burkina Faso has suspended a malaria research project funded by the Gates Foundation, raising concerns that the initiative could be used to advance population control efforts in Africa. The Target Malaria team, based at the Burkinabe...
Owner: Abdel Rehim Ali & Hani Jabsheh
Addressing misconceptions: My science-based response to GMO debate, By Mohammad Faguji Ishiyaku
I speak not as a defender of agendas, but as a Nigerian scientist committed to our people’s well-being. The backlash hurts, but it sparks needed dialogue. Let us engage with facts. Visit farms, review studies, collaborate. Together, we can ensure...
Owner: Dapo Olorunyomi
National AI strategy to guide Burkina Faso’s digital transformation
Reflections have begun in Burkina Faso on the drafting of a national AI Action Plan which the government believes will reposition the country on a more purposeful and impactful digital transformation journey. A workshop to launch consultations and...
Africa under siege: NETSCOUT research highlights top local DDoS targets for 1H 2025
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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. has released its latest global threat intelligence report, revealing that South Africa, Morocco and Kenya were the three most targeted African countries for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of...
Owner: Creamer Family
Oman: OIA expands footprint with Burkina Faso pacts
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MUSCAT - A series of strategic agreements inked with the West African state of Burkina Faso over the weekend effectively expand the global investment footprint of Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and its subsidiaries. In a press statement, the...
Owner: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Forbes Sustainability Leaders 2025
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The Forbes Sustainability Leaders List highlights global leaders including entrepreneurs, investors, activists and scientists who are working to combat the climate crisis. Record-shattering heat, billion-dollar storms and rising seas are unfolding...
Owner: Integrated Whale Media Investment & other shareholders
Burkina Faso shuts down Gates-backed Target Malaria
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Target Malaria, a major research program backed by the Gates Foundation, has been shut down by the Burkina Faso government after a campaign by local anti-Western activists. The campaigners claimed the program was a danger to the West African...
Owner: Justin B. Smith & Ben Smith
Burkina Faso Launches National AI Action Plan Workshop to Shape Digital Transformation
The Ministry of Digital Transition, Postal and Electronic Communications has launched a National Situational Analysis Workshop aimed at drafting the country’s first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan. The event, held on Wednesday,...
Owner: Teresa Clarke
Burkina Faso Orders Halt to Genetically Modified Mosquito Project Amid Rising Criticism
Burkina Faso’s ruling military government has suspended the activities of Target Malaria, an international research consortium that deploys genetically modified mosquitoes in the fight against malaria. The Ministry of Higher Education and Research...
Owner: Rahul Pramod Rane
Business Africa: Democracy under pressure, Egypt’s food struggles, and Nigeria’s remote work boom
Africa’s Fragile Democracies Face New Risks A recent report by the Open Society Foundations, authored by economist and political scientist Dr. Ndongo Samba Sylla, argues that democracy in Africa cannot survive without economic justice. The study...
Owner: Pedro Vargas David & Luís Santos
Burkina Faso closes Gates Foundation, Open Philanthropy funded malaria programme
Burkina Faso has closed a Malaria health programme funded by the Gates Foundation and Open Philanthropy. The West Africa country’s education ministry said the closure of ‘Target Malaria’ was a necessary step for public health and environmental...
Owner: Alliance Publishing Trust
OIA expands footprint with Burkina Faso pacts
MUSCAT, AUG 30 A series of strategic agreements inked with the West African state of Burkina Faso over the weekend effectively expand the global investment footprint of Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and its subsidiaries. In a press statement,...
Owner: Omani Government
Internationally Recognized Malaria Researcher Stefan Kappe, PhD, Appointed New Director of the UM School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
Newswise — University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean, Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today the appointment of distinguished parasitologist and immunologist Stefan Kappe, PhD, to be the new Director of the school’s Center for Vaccine...
Owner: Roger Johnson (daughter Jessica is CEO)
Burkina Faso Shuts Down Colonial Bill Gate’s NGO against Malaria
August 24, 2025 Hour: 2:44 pm Burkina Faso’s military-led government has abruptly halted the Target Malaria initiative, a genetically modified mosquito project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The decision, announced Friday by the...
Owner: Venezuelan Government
Burkina Faso suspends Bill Gates-backed malaria funded initiative
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation announced the decision on Friday, ordering the immediate termination of the Bill Gates funded 'Target Malaria' project activities. Facilities containing the mosquitoes were sealed on August...
Owner: Leonard Stiegeler
Burkina Faso says no to Bill Gates’ plan of creating modified species of mosquitoes
In a statement published on Friday, officials urged Target Malaria, the initiative's principal NGO, to halt "all activities" in the nation. “All samples will be destroyed according to a strict protocol,” Samuel Pare, chief official at the higher...
Owner: Leonard Stiegeler
Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 at baptism ceremony in Niger amid rising violence
ACI Africa, Sep 18, 2025 / 11:54 am Gunmen on motorbikes have reportedly shot dead at least 22 people celebrating a baptism in an attack on a village in western Niger. Multiple media reports indicate that the Sept. 15 attack happened in the...
Owner: Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)