Burkina Faso Stops Gates Foundation’s Anti-Malaria Campaign

The Burkina Faso government, under the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, announced on Friday, August 22, 2025, the immediate suspension of all activities related to the Target Malaria project, a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded...

Thursday’s HotCopper trends: Telix FDA issue, Burkina-Faso WAF acquisition | Aug 28

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Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré: conservative anti-democratic despot or anti-imperialist hero?

First published at Amandla!. Amandla! sent a series of questions to Rahmane Idrissa. Here are the questions and his answers. Ibrahim Traoré came to power in a coup in 2022. What was the situation in the country that led to the coup? Traoré came to...

Gunmen kill four villagers in Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso border

Unidentified armed men have killed four villagers in northeastern Ivory Coast near Burkina Faso, while another remains missing following the west African country’s first such deadly attack since 2021, the army said Tuesday. Ivory Coast shares a...

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...

Moroccan military delegation visits Burkina Faso to strengthen defense cooperation

A Moroccan delegation composed of Royal Gendarmerie officials and members of the Royal Armed Forces’ Search and Rescue Unit conducted a working visit to Burkina Faso from August 18 to 21 as part of the countries’ annual bilateral military...

Composite Manufacturing or Slavery? Investigating Alabuga Start

In recent weeks, the topic of employment of young women from Africa at Russian industrial facilities has become the subject of intense debate. The Alabuga Special Economic Zone has found itself at the centre of international media attention....

State of Africa’s Environment 2025: Continent’s debt burden limits its capacity to finance climate adaptation and mitigation plans

For free download, click here Africa’s debt burden limits its capacity to finance climate adaptation and mitigation plans, according to the latest edition of New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)’s annual publication. Amid the...

Chiefs Should Lead Flood Prevention as Bagre Dam Continues Annual Destruction

Northern Ghana faces another devastating flood season following water spillage from Burkina Faso’s Bagre Dam that began August 19, 2024, prompting a flood management expert to advocate for unprecedented integration of traditional authorities into...

WAHO Director General calls for scientific validation of African traditional medicine

The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing African traditional medicine through research, policy integration and scientific validation. This was highlighted in a message from WAHO’s Director General, Dr...

Satellite Technology Training Boosts West African Anti-Smuggling Efforts

Customs officials from five West African nations have completed intensive training on geospatial intelligence systems designed to combat cross-border smuggling and revenue losses. Ghana hosted the regional workshop as part of expanding cooperation...

Fall Guide 2025: The Season’s Must-See Museum and Gallery Exhibitions

I’m fixin’ to crawl all fall, y’all. Nashville’s best art season means cozy gallery shows, sweater-weather exhibition hopping and — never forget — holiday shopping. The days grow shorter, the wine turns from summer white to autumn red, and art...

ECOWAS Envoy Warns Poverty, Corruption Threaten African Democracy

Africa’s democratic experiment faces existential threats from poverty and corruption, which are systematically undermining governance structures and citizen trust across the continent, a senior ECOWAS official warned at a high-profile democracy...

CAS Broker: Driving technology innovation in Ghana’s logistics industry

CAS Broker has emerged as a trailblazer in Ghana’s logistics and port operations, introducing groundbreaking digital innovations that are transforming how cargo moves across the nation’s ports, terminals, and inland trade corridors. With a vision...

WATAF Dialogue Pushes for Stronger Support To Revenue Administrations

African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) High-Level Policy Dialogue on “Financing Development Through Effective Tax Systems” opened Tuesday (Sept 16) in Freetown with emphatic calls for governments to deliberately invest in their national revenue...

 Beauty In Value Chain: The Shea Butter Story 

1 There is growing investment in processing facilities in Nigeria. This is expected to have an effect on the trade dynamics of shea products in West Africa. There is a general trend of moving from export of raw materials to processing in most West...

Africa targets methane reduction with $3.35m livestock project

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), backed by the Bezos Earth Fund and the Global Methane Hub, has launched a three-year, US$3.35 million project to breed cattle that emit less methane. The programme, part of the Global Methane...

Stop galamsey now – UNA-GH tells govt

The United Nations Association of Ghana (UNA-GH) is urging President John Dramani Mahama and state agencies to take immediate action to halt the damage caused by illegal mining, also known as galamsey. In a statement released on Wednesday,...

Douala: Scholars brainstorming on prese...

It is hosted by University of Douala. The three-day gathering, runs from September 10 to 12, 2025. It has brought together researchers, academics, practitioners, and students from across Africa, Europe, and North America to reflect on the...

FG, FAO target $3.14b agric investment portfolio 

Nigeria, nine others seek $6b to bridge irrigation gap The Federal Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Hand in Hand initiative, is targeting an investment portfolio of about $3.14 billion to...