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Citizenship · Ouagadougou

Orange Burkina Faso "ForGoodConnectations": Encouraging Responsible Use of Digital by Young People

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With the project "ForGoodConnectionsss", Orange Burkina Faso is committed to a safer and more educational digital Orange Burkina Faso launched this Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at Bogodogo High School its initiative "ForGoodConnections" which advocates a healthy and responsible use of digital by young people. Several activities will be implemented to accompany these moments: sports and educational days, an awareness caravan to equip young people to ado…See the Story

Ouagadougou · Ouagadougou

Job Alert : Orange Burkina Recruits a Data Mobile Marketing Manager (H/F)

Description of the job offer REASON TO BE The Mobile Data Marketing Manager manages a portfolio that contributes an average of more than 34% per month to the company's income and that will certainly be increasingly important with the 4G. PRINCIPAL MISSIONS Attached to the Head of Data & Devices, you will be responsible for the development of mobile data products, the growth of revenues, users and the use of the Mobile Data. He/she will have to m…Read Article

Firearms · Ouagadougou

Guns and bombs arrive in Burkina Faso as “humanitarian aid”

On May 27, 2025 security reports from Burkina Faso disclosed that a convoy of 47 long vehicles disguised as carrying humanitarian aid was intercepted at a border between Togo and Burkina Faso. Acting on intelligence reports, Burkina Faso’s brave and undaunted President, Captain Ibrahim Traore described the movement of the 47 vehicles at night as abnormal and instructed his security chiefs to take action. Accordingly, the security laid siege and …Read Article

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Most Attractive Cities in Africa in 2025: Abidjan Absent From Top 50, Ouaga 36th

The British firm Oxford Economics has unveiled its Global Cities Index, a global ranking of the most attractive cities. And among the top 50 African cities listed, Abidjan is absent.Nairobi · NairobiSee the Story

Ousmane Sonko in Ouagadougou: Towards a Rapprochement Between Senegal and AES?

The Senegalese Prime Minister was in Burkina Faso on 16 May, where he met with the President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré. A rapprochement that is part of his party's pan-African aim, but that does not facilitate tensions between the Alliance of Sahel States and the Cedeao.International · OuagadougouSee the Story

Towards a Strengthened Digital Administration: The E-Council of Ministers' Manual in the Process of Validation

The Deputy Secretary General of the Government and of the Council of Ministers, Seydou Ouédraogo, chaired this Tuesday, 27 May 2025 in Ouagadougou, the opening of the validation workshop of the draft manual on procedures for the management of the e-Council of Ministers (eCM) indicated the SCRP/SGG-CM. This event marks a significant step in the consolidation of the digital transformation of the Burkinabè administration. The eCM, a lever for admin…Ouagadougou · OuagadougouRead Article

Burkina Faso. Prime Minister of Senegal Attends the Inauguration of the Monument of Thomas Sankara - Latin American Summary

Africa in Summary/ May 30, 2025. It is not surprising that there are those who speak out against the visit of the Senegalese Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, to the inauguration of the mausoleum of President Thomas Sankara. Unfortunately, all this is part of the legacy we receive from the colonizer. Therefore, if we really want to be [...] The entry Burkina Faso. The Prime Minister of Senegal attends the inauguration of the monument of Thomas Sank…Inauguration · OuagadougouRead Article

Snombies or Generation Head Down: when Smartphone Addiction Transforms Our Social Behavior

In the age of hyperconnexion, a new term has emerged to refer to an increasingly widespread behaviour: snombies, contraction of smartphones and zombies. This word describes people who, absorbed by their phone, move (on foot, driving a car, a bike a motorcycle) or interact in public space like zombies, separated from their immediate environment and often unconscious of what surrounds them. Head-down generation: an urban phenomenon of concern Snom…Smartphones · OuagadougouRead Article

Burkina Faso: 2nd Edition of Universal Acceptance Day Paves the Way for Multilingual Internet

On May 28, 2025, Ouagadougou became the hub of digital innovation with the launch of the Second Universal Acceptance Day. Under the leadership of ECODEV, in partnership with ABDI, ICANN and UASG, this crucial day brings together the actors of Burkina Faso's cyberspace. Objective: to overcome obstacles and shape a truly multilingual and accessible Internet. The theme of this edition, which aims to be inclusive, is Universal Acceptance: Challenges…Internet · OuagadougouRead Article

Burkina Faso: "Patriotic Immersion" for Students, the Government Explains.

The government of Burkina Faso has introduced a "compulsory patriotic immersion" for students admitted to the various school exams. This measure, the pilot phase of which concerns students admitted to the Baccalaureate this year, was explained to the students concerned on Tuesday, 27 May, by the Minister of Secondary Education. In Burkina Faso, a decree requiring patriotic immersion for students was signed at the beginning of the month at the Co…Ouagadougou · OuagadougouRead Article

African Leaders Have Found A New Bride In President Trump: The Yoke Of Endless Slavery

By Emmanuel Nduka and Enyichukwu Enemanna When President Donald Trump made his return to the US White House, many pundits predicted a bearish chapter for the African continent. Just a week after his January inauguration, Heritage Times HT published a skeptical analysis titled “Trump’s Second Missionary Journey: What Hope For Africa?” The piece cautioned against placing high hopes on U.S.–Africa cooperation under Trump’s renewed leadership, and i…Donald Trump · OuagadougouRead Article

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