The Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Burkina Faso were on Sunday welcomed and congratulated as new members of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
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Nigeria U17s are drawn against Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Benin Republic in Group B of the U17 AFCON zonal qualifiers in Niger, which starts on September 2.
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Sékou Sangare, said this at anan ongoi Regional Conference on Transhumance in Abuja on Tuesday.
The attackers fled the scene after killing Hamidou Koundaba outside his home, reports said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the five-aside hockey tournament is holding in Accra, the Ghana capital.
The President, alongside the Presidents of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger, will participate in the historic event, held every year on December 18 to commemorate the founding of the Republic of Niger and creation of the Presidency.
The qualified teams are Morocco, Nigeria, Libya, Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Sudan, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Cameroon, Angola, Namibia, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Rwanda.
French police detained Francois Compaore at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Sunday on an international arrest warrant related to the 1998 murder of Norbert Zongo, who published Burkina Faso’s Independent newspaper.
Burkina Faso looked more dangerous than the Pharaohs in the early stages of the game, as Abdou Razack Traore, Toure and Nakoulma tried their luck in the first 10 minutes but veteran goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary denied them
The goalless first half of the quarterfinal produced more yellow cards than clearcut chances at the Stade de l’Amitie in a hot and humid Gabonese capital
It will be a repeat that will reflect in the mind of Coach Henry Kasperczak, who was at the helm when Tunisia were eliminated 8-7 on penalties at the same stage by Burkina Faso in 1998
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the match, played at the Stade l’Amitie, saw the Borussia Dortmund star scoring a 38th minute penalty to secure his side’s second 1-1 draw in Group A
In a telephone call to President Kabore on Saturday, President Buhari expressed shock at the attack on the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou in which 26 persons were reportedly killed and a further 56 injured
highlighting growing competition between Al Qaeda allies and loyalists of the newer rival group, Islamic State, which has been trying to woo extremists in the region
The Nigeria Football Federation received correspondence from the FBF on Monday indicating a change in date of the tie, and immediately protested, saying the change was coming less than the 10 days stipulated in the rules
Keshi was among the three-man shortlist from the initial 38 pencilled down for the job
This was contained in a statement from the Commission’s Information and Communication Directorate on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Kafando’s appointment followed the signing of a transitional constitution on Sundayin Ouagadougou by representatives of the military, political parties, religious authorities and civil society
Senegalese President, Macky Sall, arrived on Wednesday, followed by Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan and Ghana’s John Mahama, who held the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States
Other members of the delegation of ECOWAS leaders are President Macky Sall of Senegal and President John Mahama of Ghana, who is the current Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government