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Burkina Faso, which attained independence from France on August 5, 1960, is celebrating its 60th anniversary amid Covid-19 and the fight against terrorism.
Bolloré Transport & Logistics has granted logistics support to the mango industry, through its technical platforms located in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali.
Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 health crisis, Bolloré Logistics is extending until 31 July 2020 the Wara Air Service, its special weekly cargo freight service between Europe and West Africa.
At least 25 civilians were killed Saturday after terrorists attacked a cattle market in Kompiembiga, at 15km from Pama in the eastern region of Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso announced Saturday that at least 15 civilians have been killed in a terrorist attack perpetrated by gunmen in north of the country.
Burkinabè craftsmen have not been left behind in the general scramble to contain the coronavirus pandemic, putting their know-how and means into national efforts to banish the virus from the country.
The Burkinabe authorities have decided to ease some restrictions introduced as part of the fight against the Covid-19, by reducing the duration of a curfew and reopening Ouagadougou’s main market on Monday.
Burkina Faso’s president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has decided to give up six months of his salary amid Covid-19 fight, official sources told APA on Friday.
In an effort to further motivate the volunteers recruited to back up the army in the fight against terrorist groups, the government of Burkina Faso has provided for the amount of 200,000 CFA francs per month for each group of missionary.
The city of Dano, located in southwestern Burkina Faso, is the eleventh city placed under quarantine after the confirmation of a case of Coronavirus, APA learnt Monday.