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Feb 22, 2022 · Burkina Faso loses up to 20 tons of gold, worth around $1 billion on the open market annually through informal mining and exports, officials told CNN. About 60 people were killed and dozens more ...
2 days ago · Burkina Faso’s military rulers will remain in power for another five years after national talks ended in agreeing to extend the transition back to democracy by 60 months from July, according to ...
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Feb 22, 2022 · OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -One person has been detained and an investigation opened to determine the cause of an explosion that killed scores of people at an informal gold mining site in Burkina Faso, a judicial source said on Tuesday. The blast happened on Monday in the rural commune of Gbomblora in the southwestern province of Poni and the judicial source said the toll on Tuesday stood at 63 ...
Feb 21, 2022 · OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -About 60 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported, citing ...
Feb 22, 2022 · A strong explosion near a gold mining site in southwestern Burkina Faso killed at least 63 people and injured more than 100 others Monday, the national broadcaster and witnesses reported.
Apr 18, 2024 · Burkina Faso bans more foreign media outlets. The West African nation "strongly rejects" allegations its army killed at least 223 civilians in February. Africa. 28 Apr 2024.
