Chef der Militärjunta in Burkina Faso soll weitere fünf Jahre regieren
Der Chef der Militärjunta von Burkina Faso, Traoré, soll noch weitere fünf Jahre im Amt bleiben. Als Grund für die Verlängerung der sogenannten Übergangsperiode wird die prekäre Sicherheitslage im afrikanischen Land genannt.
@being There's a chapter on Burkina Faso cinema in this book.
Often referred to as Africa’s Hollywood–Burkina Faso, ranked by the UN as the third poorest country in the world (2005), is considered a kind of role model for sub-Saharan African cinema.
Burkina Faso: Sendeverbot für BBC und Voice of America
Die Behörden im westafrikanischen Burkina Faso haben den Radiosendern BBC und Voice of America für zwei Wochen die Ausstrahlung verboten. Grund sind angebliche Desinformationen über eine Gewalttat der Armee. Von K. Küstner.
Interesting article on French colonial legacy in Africa, the CFA franc (franc de la Communauté Financièr Africaine) and efforts to rid themselves of it by four West African countries.
Historically, France has always sabotaged previous such attempts, by coups or financial shenanigans. This time, the attempt may succeed. #CFAFranc#France#Mali#Senegal#BurkinaFaso#Niger#FrancePolitique#Africa#WestAfrica
Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso last week, another flare up of violence that has engulfed the western Africa country in recent years. Women and young children were reportedly among the victims. Al Jazeera reports: https://flip.it/z7Cbq2 #News#WorldNews#Africa#BurkinaFaso
Great story about how Burkina Faso architects Diébédo Francis Kéré and Albert Faus build schools and orphanages that stay cool in 40C heat, using local materials such as laterite and drawing on traditional building techniques. #ClimateEmergency#Architecture#BurkinaFaso#Africa#Building
Burkina Faso: Mehrere Tote nach Angriffen auf Kirche und Moschee
Bei Angriffen auf eine Kirche und eine Moschee in Burkina Faso sind zahlreiche Menschen getötet worden. Ob es einen Zusammenhang gibt, ist noch unklar. Dem Sicherheitsapparat zufolge wurden mehr als 100 Dschihadisten "neutralisiert".
Two weeks ago, military juntas controlling #Niger, #Mali, and #BurkinaFaso announced their countries' "immediate withdrawal" from #ECOWAS, #WestAfrica's regional integration bloc. This is a big deal.
The #ECOWAS treaty, which is incorporated into the laws of #Niger, #Mali, and #BurkinaFaso through past ratification, states in Article 91 that member countries can only withdraw from the organization after "one year's notice in writing".
It's presumably up for debate whether leaders who took power unconstitutionally in coups even have the legal power to serve withdrawal notice to ECOWAS. Of course, the military juntas are ignoring their own country's laws anyway. But...
...their lack of legal legitimacy could make it easy for future, constitutional governments of #Niger, #Mali, and #BurkinaFaso to declare that no withdrawal from #ECOWAS ever really happened, if they want to reverse the decision. In any case, it can't take legal effect within less than a year.
The leaders of the three Sahel nations said it was a "sovereign decision" to leave the Economic Community of West African States "without delay." Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, said Sunday they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) immediately....
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (www.dw.com)
The leaders of the three Sahel nations said it was a "sovereign decision" to leave the Economic Community of West African States "without delay." Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, said Sunday they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) immediately....