SWEDD Project: Regional steering committee launches 7th session in Burkina Faso

The 7th ordinary session of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) for the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD) project commenced on February 26, 2024, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Ahead of the scheduled meeting of the regional steering committee on Thursday, February 29, 2024, the project’s country coordinators are setting the stage. The 12 SWEDD…

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An official in Burundi says rebels kill 9 people and accuses Rwanda of backing the group

An official in Burundi says nine people have been killed in an attack by rebels opposed to his government and again accuses neighboring Rwanda of supporting the armed group. Government spokesman Jérôme Niyonzima described a “cowardly attack” by assailants with rifles in western Bubanza province Sunday night. He said six women and a soldier were…

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Mosque attack in Burkina Faso kills many

An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso has claimed the lives of dozens of Muslims on the same day as another deadly attack on Catholics attending mass, local and security sources told AFP on Monday. “Armed individuals attacked a mosque in Natiaboani on Sunday around 5:00 am, resulting in several dozen being killed,”…

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