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Burkina Faso's junta expels top UN official over child rights report
BBC
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August 19, 2025
Burkina Faso's junta has expelled the UN's top official to the West African nation over a report about children caught up in the jihadist conflict. Carol Flore-Smereczniak was declared "persona non grata" because of her role in drafting the report...
The Hidden Price of Exclusion: Why the Gender Digital Gap Is Costing Liberia—and Sub-Saharan Africa—Billions
Liberian Observer
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As the world accelerates into the digital age, one glaring gap threatens to hold entire nations back. In Liberia—and across much of Sub-Saharan Africa—millions of women and girls are being left behind, excluded from the digital economy. This isn’t...
Burkina Faso declares UN official 'persona non grata'
Al Mayadeen
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August 18, 2025
Burkina Faso's junta expels UN humanitarian coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak over its "baseless" report of state forces and militias' violations. Burkina Faso's junta declared the highest-ranking UN official in the country "persona non grata"...
Birth of a New Era: Embracing God’s Economic and Educational Theories in Liberia’s Journey Towards Liberation
Front Page Africa
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August 19, 2025
The dawn of the second quarter of the 21st century brings with it not just a new chapter in human history but also an urgent summons for countries like Liberia to reassess their foundational systems of education and economy. By Austin S Fallah,...
Burkina Faso junta expels top official of United Nations over children in wartime report
Alexa.ng
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August 18, 2025
Burkina Faso’s military government on Monday, August 18, expelled the top United Nations representative in the country after a UN report accused armed groups and government-backed forces of recruiting children in the country’s jihadist conflict....
Burkina Faso Bars UN Coordinator From West African Country
Sahara Reporters
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Burkina Faso has declared United Nations regional coordinator, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, persona non grata following a U.N. report alleging violations against children in the West African country, a government spokesperson announced on Monday....
Burkina Faso declares UN resident coordinator "persona non grata"
Xinhua News Agency
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OUAGADOUGOU, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The government of Burkina Faso on Monday declared Carol Flore-Smereczniak, United Nations resident coordinator in the country, "persona non grata" for co-chairing a United Nations (UN) report alleging child rights...
Burkina Faso junta declares UN coordinator persona non grata over child rights report
Imperial Valley Press - California
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The military junta in Burkina Faso on Monday declared the United Nations resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak as “persona non grata” over an official U.N. report that accused jihadi groups and government forces of...
Burkina Faso declares UN coordinator persona non grata
Yahoo News
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(Reuters) -Burkina Faso has declared United Nations regional coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak persona non grata over a U.N. report alleging violations against children in the West African country, a government spokesperson said on Monday....
Immigration to the UK: legal and illegal
Madhyamam
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August 18, 2025
Immigration is a contentious political issue in the UK. Like most countries the United Kingdom has always had immigration and always shall. There has always been some opposition to immigration. There was no non-white immigration on any serious...
Burkina Junta Expels Top UN Official Over Children In Wartime Report
Channels TV
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August 18, 2025
Burkina Faso’s junta on Monday declared the top resident UN official “persona non grata” for a United Nations report which found that armed groups were recruiting children to fight in the country’s jihadist conflict. Since seizing power in a coup,...
Youth activist calls for probe into potential human trafficking scheme targetting African girls
Zambia Reports
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August 18, 2025
By Richard Lamu “I applied for the Alabuga Start Programme but with what I have read so far, I am having second thoughts; I don’t think I would go if they accept me,” 21-year-old Chileshe (not her real name) told Zambia Reports. A graduate of...
Senegal's 'school for husbands' aims to shift gender roles
1News
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On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. “The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and children is...
Prang Overflows with Spiritual Grace: 49th Maulid of Sheikh Ahmed Tijani Becomes Most Crowded Islamic Gathering in Decades
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
One will describe it as a Historic Convergence of Faith, Culture, and Economic Vibrancy in Ghana’s “Little Mecca” Prang, Ghana – Saturday, August 9, 2025 – In a breathtaking spectacle of faith, unity, and spiritual ecstasy, the serene township of...
‘Schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
The Gleaner
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August 18, 2025
DAKAR (AP): On a recent evening in Senegal ‘s capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. “The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and...
Senegal's ‘schools for husbands' aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
NBC Connecticut
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August 17, 2025
On a recent evening in Senegal's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. “The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and children is...
New ECOWAS Chairman initiates moves to bring Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger back to the bloc
Business Insider Africa
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August 16, 2025
In his address during a courtesy visit from Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, at Sierra Leone’s State House, President Bio stressed the importance of building robust partnerships with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)...
Togo tight-lipped as Burkina jihadists infiltrate north
Voices News - Connecticut
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Jihadists from Burkina Faso have stepped up their assaults on northern Togo since the beginning of the year, with the Togolese government tight-lipped on their covert infiltration. Keen not to sap the morale of the Togolese soldiers fighting the...
China arms Burkina Faso as Sahel turns away from Western security promises
South China Morning Post
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August 16, 2025
China is equipping Burkina Faso’s military and positioning itself for greater influence in the Sahel, filling a vacuum left by the collapse of security partnerships with Western nations, especially the United States and France. The move is part of...
‘Schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles
Taipei Times
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August 17, 2025
On a recent evening in Senegal ‘s capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. “The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and children is...