Africa
Burkina Faso’s leader Ibrahim Traoré embodies the collapse of French dominance in West Africa
Ibrahim Traoré and Emmanuel Macron: What Leads Their Tense Relationship? Part 2 Ricardo Martins, June 04, 2025 Burkina Faso’s leader, Ibrahim Traoré, embodies the collapse of French dominance in West Africa, challenging Paris’s influence through anti-colonial rhetoric, resource nationalism, and strategic realignments. Traoré’s defiance is not just about Burkina Faso—it’s part of a broader geopolitical…
African Baobab: Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
African Baobab: Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o By Writer JaGucha Prof. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has laid down his pen. Yesterday, Africa lost one of its boldest literary warriors, and the world grew quieter in the absence of his voice. But even in death, Ngũgĩ does not disappear—he multiplies. His words remain woven into our conscience, his…
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AFRICAN FAMILY BY AFRICANS.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AFRICAN FAMILY BY AFRICANS. The phenomenon of “bush falling” is gradually eroding the African family. Africans are fleeing their homes and villages to settle in different parts of Europe and the Americas. The beautiful family compounds in which we were born, and the graves of our parents and grandparents, are being…
CNN Academy launches training program for Global South storytellers [Worldwide]
CNN Academy launches training program for Global South storytellers [Worldwide] Young storytellers from developing countries in the Global South, including Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, can apply for a training program. CNN Academy is offering its Voices from the South: Storytelling for Impact program. From reporting on vaccine equity in Sub-Saharan Africa to…
BURKINA FASO – USA
On May 27, 2025, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for West Africa, Will Stevens, landed in Burkina Faso with a game-changing message straight from President Donald Trump: let’s forge a bold, respectful partnership that lifts both nations up! Meeting with Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, Stevens laid out plans to supercharge…
Wake up, Africa and take back your glory
Wake up, Africa and take back your glory!” “Growing up as a kid, my late grandmother would tell me tales by moonlight under a huge Iroko tree at the village square. It was one of the few happy moments I had as a kid growing up in Kéra Bondokuy, Mouhoun Province, which was marked by…
Africa Day 2025 Speech
Africa Day 2025 Speech By Akere Muna Presidential Candidate My Dear Compatriots, Today, as we mark Africa Day we celebrate more than just the birth of the Organization of African Unity on May 25, 1963, we honor the unbreakable spirit of a continent that refused to remain in chains. This day reminds us that our…
Burkina Faso-Russia Relations: A big Blow to France, A wake-up call for other African leaders
Burkina Faso-Russia Relations: A big Blow to France, A wake-up call for other African leaders Breaking News CEO as well as other forward-looking Africans, have openly disagreed with Prof. Wole Soyinka. A prolific Nigerian author, playwright, who sees a very bright future being built between Ibrahim Traore, the youthful, focused leader of Burkina Faso…
“My biggest regret is having spent a good part of my youth listening to RFI and France 24,” Ibrahim Traoré on RT
“My biggest regret is having spent a good part of my youth listening to RFI and France 24,” Ibrahim Traoré on RT As a guest on The Great Interview on the Russian public television channel Russia Today (RT) on May 11, 2025, the transitional president of Burkina Faso emphasized the importance of media in his…
Nasser International Forum: Unprecedented Participation from Latin America
PRESS RELEASE “Nasser International Forum”: Unprecedented Participation from Latin America in the Fifth Edition of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership In a statement, the Nasser International Forum announced that Latin American participation in the fifth edition of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership has reached a record high, making it the largest in the…