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Burkina Faso deaf dancers use special technique to follow rhythm
Deaf and hearing impaired people in Burkina Faso are using a special technique to dance. The Vibra-Signe technique helps them feel the rhythm and has opened up new social possibilities for the often marginalised group....
Deaf dancers use technique to help feel and interpret rhythm
Deaf and hearing impaired people in Burkina Faso are using a special technique to dance. The Vibra-Signe technique helps them feel the rhythm and has opened up new social possibilities for the often marginalised group...
Lone Star's AFCON Road Gets Tougher After Mali Loss
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's long and agonizing wait for a return to the Africa Cup of Nations suffered another painful blow Tuesday night when a late Martial Tia strike condemned the Lone Star to a 1-0 defeat against Mali before a roaring crowd at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports C...
Burkina Faso's military leaders mark four years in power
People gathered in Ougadougou’s Place de la Révolution on Wednesday night to celebrate the military government's achievements.
Who Wins From Ukraine's Drones in Mali?
[African Arguments] On 12 September, CNN reported that around fifteen Ukrainian drone specialists are working with the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in northern Mali. According to two Ukrainians deployed there, the group does not fight on the front line; it trains fighters and he...
Mali Warns UN of Foreign Support for Terrorism in the Sahel
[Foroyaa] Mali's foreign minister has accused Ukraine of supporting armed groups in the Sahel and called for greater African control over the region's security, economy and natural resources. Mali's Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, used his ...
Exiled Burkina Publisher Tells RFI of Repression and Fear Four Years After Coup
[RFI] Burkina Faso on Wednesday marks four years since military strongman Captain Ibrahim Traoré took over in a coup. Comparing himself to anti-colonial icon Thomas Sankara, Traoré promised a "progressive and popular" revolution. RFI spoke to Inoussa Ouédraogo, a p...
Did Tommy Songo Sustain Injury Before Liberia's Defeat to Mali?
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Questions have emerged over whether goalkeeper Tommy Songo sustained an injury after he withdrew from Liberia's starting lineup during the warm-up before Tuesday's 1-0 defeat to Mali in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers....
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Launch Tafouk TV Channel to Push Their Own Narrative
[RFI] Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are stepping up their joint media push with Tafouk TV, a new television channel aimed at challenging Western coverage and promoting the three military-led Sahel states' own account of events....