Ouagadougou Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/ouagadougou/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ouagadougou Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/ouagadougou/ 32 32 Burkina Faso become eighth African country with COVID 19 https://jjcornish.com/2020/03/burkina-faso-become-eighth-african-country-with-covid-19/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2020/03/burkina-faso-become-eighth-african-country-with-covid-19/ BURKINA FASO has become the eighth African country to confirm has cases of coronavirus. With close to 100 cases reported, COVID 19 is gaining a foothold on the continent that has thus far been lightest hit by the virus. Burkina Faso’s Health Minister Claudine Lougue says the two cases of coronavirus in her country come […]

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]]> BURKINA FASO has become the eighth African country to confirm has cases of coronavirus.

With close to 100 cases reported, COVID 19 is gaining a foothold on the continent that has thus far been lightest hit by the virus.

Burkina Faso’s Health Minister Claudine Lougue says the two cases of coronavirus in her country come from a woman who recently visited France.

Her husband is also infected. They are quarantines in a Ouagadougou hospital. A person who has been in close contact with her is under observation.

South Africa’s seven cases put its third on the continental list behind Egypt, which has 54 cases and Algeria with 19. Cameroon, Senegal, Togo and Nigeria have also reported cases.

Worldwide COVID 19 cases increased by 3994 yesterday, bringing the total to 109 578.

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]]> Sahel anti-jihadi force is facing intensified terrorist threat https://jjcornish.com/2018/03/sahel-anti-jihadi-force-facing-intensified-terrorist-threat/ Sun, 04 Mar 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/03/sahel-anti-jihadi-force-facing-intensified-terrorist-threat/ UN experts say the five-nation group fighting jihadis in North and West Africa’s facing intensified terrorist threats. Their report to the UN Security Council coincided with the attacks in Ouagadougou by Al Qaeda-affiliated militants. The UN experts are monitoring the implementation of sanctions on Mali following  its 2012 seizure by Islamist extremists. They say the […]

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]]> UN experts say the five-nation group fighting jihadis in North and West Africa’s facing intensified terrorist threats.

Their report to the UN Security Council coincided with the attacks in Ouagadougou by Al Qaeda-affiliated militants.

The UN experts are monitoring the implementation of sanctions on Mali following  its 2012 seizure by Islamist extremists.

They say the jihadis groups are working together to fight the five-nation i force. established last year that will eventually deploy 5 000 troops with financial assistance from the United Nations.

The experts say the greatest threat is in the border area between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

Their report was tabled in New York last Friday when terrorists attacked army headquartersrters and the French embassy in the Burkina capital.-0o

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