Burkina Faso Govt Resumes Trial Of Suspected Killers Thomas Sankara

LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso’s left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago, resumed at a military court in Ouagadougou on Monday. The slaying of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, has for years cast a shadow over the impoverished Sahel state, fuelling its…

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UNICEF Laments Over Attacks Against Children, Child Abductions In Africa

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“On July 5th, 150 students were reportedly abducted from a school in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, marking the latest incident in an alarming spate of attacks against children and abductions, including of students, in parts of West and Central Africa. We are deeply concerned that as in years past, non-state armed groups and…

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Ghanaian Immigration To Deport 494 Nigerians

LAGOS  MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Other 494 Nigerians have been handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service for deportation after entering the country illegally, SaharaReporters has learnt. Thirteen citizens of Burkina Faso who were part of foreign nationals arrested by the Upper East Regional Police Command for illegally entering the country have also been deported home. Assistant…

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Two Spanish Journalists, Irishman Killed In Jihadist Attack In Burkina Faso

LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Spanish journalists, an Irish conservationist and a Burkinabè soldier have reportedly been killed after suspected jihadists attacked their convoy in eastern Burkina Faso. The Irishman was named as Rory Young, the co-founder and president of Chengeta Wildlife, an anti-poaching organisation, according to RTÉ, the Irish state broadcaster. Mr Young was born…

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