Burkina Faso In Headlines – allAfrica News

• The Role of Local Media in Sahel Conflict Reporting
  [allAfrica] Johannesburg -- allAfrica 's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent - at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Burkina Faso Plans to Reinstate Death Penalty
  [HRW] Restoring Cruel, Irreversible Punishment a Huge Step Back for Rights
• Russia- Africa Partnership Gains 'More and More' Strength
  [allAfrica] Monrovia -- African ministers attending the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi have been assured of Russia's 'total support' to the continent in 'different sectors', reports the BBC.
• WFP Reaches One Million Crisis-Affected People With Life-Saving Assistance in Burkina Faso Thanks to USAID Support
  [WFP] Ouagadougou -- Amidst a complex humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, a US$ 124 million contribution from USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) in 2024 enabled the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to reach over one million crisis-affected people in Burkina Faso with lifesaving humanitarian assistance. The record contribution, which accounts for 70 percent […]
• Burkina Faso Aims to Reinstate Death Penalty, Government Source Says
  [RFI] Burkina Faso's military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty, which was abolished in the country in 2018, a government source told AFP news agency on Saturday.
• Massacre Shows Need to Protect Civilians
  [HRW] Thoroughly Investigate Islamist Armed Group's War Crime at Barsalogho; Ensure Accountability
• Burkina Faso Confirms Conscription of 3 Journalists, 1 Still Missing
  [CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the forced conscription of journalists Serge Atiana Oulon, Adama Bayala, and Kalifara Séré, who went missing in June, and calls for them to be immediately returned home.
• Authorities Confirm the Conscription of Three Missing Media Professionals Amidst a Growing Crackdown on the Press
  [RSF] In front of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the Burkinabe authorities broke their silence on the fate of three journalists who disappeared in June: they were drafted into the army. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns forced conscription of journalists who critique the government, and calls on the authorities to provide […]
• 70 Million Children Vaccinated Against Polio Virus in Lake Chad Region - WHO
  [Leadership] The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, said that over 70 million children in high-risk countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger Republic and Nigeria, have been vaccinated against polio virus in 2024.
• Violence Spreads - Hundreds Killed in an Armed Attack in the Village of Manni
  [Agenzia Fides] Ouagadougou -- For some time now, Burkina Faso has been confronted with several violence attacks by armed groups. In recent months the situation seems to be out of control.