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Mali’s HPV vaccine campaign gains ground one year after launch One year after introducing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Mali, the initiative is gaining strong momentum. In Bamako and surrounding areas, an increasing number of 10-year-old girls are receiving their protective dose against cervical cancer. While challenges such as hesitancy, misinformation, and logistical hurdles […]
Kumasi, Ghana, became the focal point for regional solidarity and patriotic engagement from November 27 to December 1, 2025, as it hosted the inaugural international leg of the Caravane nationale de l’engagement patriotique (CNEP). Organized by the Contribution du peuple pour l’éducation et la santé (CPES) association, this groundbreaking initiative arrived just ahead of the […]
In a significant development for anti-corruption efforts in Burkina Faso, the public prosecutor’s office of the Economic and Financial Division convened a press conference on Friday, November 28, 2025, in Ouagadougou. The briefing provided crucial updates on the escalating public funds embezzlement case within the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and National Solidarity, alongside a comprehensive […]
The General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) recently convened its 14th annual conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from November 26 to 27, 2025. Focused on the pivotal theme, “Modernizing documentary archiving for DGI performance: challenges and prospects,” the two-day event brought together key stakeholders. Following 48 hours of intensive discussions, attendees endorsed two significant resolutions and […]
“La situation au Mali est le résultat d’un échec patent de la Russie”, affirme Jean-Noël Barrot Le ministre des Affaires étrangères Jean-Noël Barrot est interrogé au Sénat, mercredi 26 novembre, sur la situation au Mali, où la pression des groupes djihadistes est croissante sur Bamako. Le 26/11/2025 à 17h05 | Durée : 1:02 Partager X
A significant wave of displacement is currently unfolding in western Niger, according to several local accounts. The town of Téra has seen its population swell with the arrival of numerous families from the southern part of the department, who have been seeking safety in the urban center and its surrounding areas since the end of […]
OUAGADOUGOU, November 22, 2025 – The Government of Burkina Faso and the World Bank recently formalized a credit agreement, providing an additional 100.4 million dollars. This substantial funding is earmarked to bolster the Human Capital Protection Project, specifically its component focused on ensuring the continuity of essential basic social services across Burkina Faso. These vital […]
Première récolte de la Ferme Agro-pastorale de l’Université de Diffa: une initiative « Cultivons notre autonomie » et financée par le Projet PROLAC. 2 mai 2026
Villagers targeted in coordinated attacks across central Mali Witnesses in central Mali’s Ségou region have accused government forces and allied dozo militias of executing at least 31 civilians and burning homes during raids on two villages in early October. The attacks, unfolding just days apart, targeted communities living in an area under the control of […]
Mass killings in Ségou region linked to military and dozo militias In a fresh wave of violence gripping Mali’s conflict-ridden heartland, soldiers from the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) and allied dozo militias stand accused of slaughtering at least 31 civilians and torching homes in two villages during early October. The incidents unfolded in Kamona on […]
Allegations of mass killings in central Mali In a disturbing escalation of violence in central Mali, soldiers and allied militias have been accused of executing at least 31 civilians and burning homes in two villages during early October. The incidents occurred in Kamona and Balle, both located in the conflict-ridden Ségou region, where armed groups […]
Massacres in central Mali linked to alleged collaboration with armed groups In the heart of Mali, two villages in the Ségou region became the scene of horrific violence earlier this month, where at least 31 civilians lost their lives at the hands of the Malian army and allied militias. The attacks, which occurred on October […]