2026 World Cup: Africa Zone Qualification Groups, Schedules, and Rankings

2023-11-21 21:10:15 The increase from 32 to 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup simplifies the qualification method for African teams. The confederation saw its number of qualified selections increase from 5 to 9. Gone are the three-phase qualifiers (round-trip preliminary round between the weakest nations, group stage, play-offs), make way for a more readable … Read more

Burkinabé contribute 104 million CFA francs to the fight against terrorism

2023-11-18 22:00:16 In October, the authorities of Burkina Faso mobilized considerable funds to support efforts to fight terrorism and the reconquest of national territory. Through the Donations Reception and Management Commission, Burkinabè people contributed 104 million CFA francs, or approximately 160,000 euros, according to a press release from the organization. These financial contributions will be … Read more

National Intelligence Agency Abduction: Legal Battle for Release of Businessman Anselme Sansan Kambou

2023-11-09 02:44:48 Justice asks the National Intelligence Agency to release businessman Anselme Sansan Kambou. Abducted since September 20 by hooded men, presenting themselves as intelligence agents, his family has not heard from him since. Following legal proceedings, his relatives have just obtained a decision from the Ouagadougou administrative court asking the state to release the … Read more

Press freedom on the decline in the Sahel?

2023-11-02 19:34:36 Back to Home / Broadcasts / Debate Published on : 02/11/2023 – 20:34 46:10 10 years ago, two RFI journalists, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, were assassinated in northern Mali. © france24 Ten years ago, on November 2, two RFI journalists, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, were murdered in Kidal, in northern Mali. … Read more

For opponent Aliou Dia, PUR candidate, the Senegalese “are demanding a new man”

2023-11-02 21:39:45 Published on : 02/11/2023 – 22:39 In Senegal, the Unity and Rally Party (PUR, opposition) has nominated international civil servant Aliou Mamadou Dia as candidate for the presidential election of February 25, 2024. He was the guest of our newspaper. Also in the summary: Amnesty International warns of war crimes and human rights … Read more

Renewal of Franco-African Relations: Challenges and Limits in the Post-Colonial Era

2023-11-04 05:00:32 This November 28, 2017, the atmosphere is feverish in the central amphitheater of the Joseph Ki-Zerbo University in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, built with Libyan funds during the era of Muammar Gaddafi. “There is no longer any African policy for France”affirms Emmanuel Macron to the applause of the students, whom he tries to get … Read more