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In the video, a Central African Republic rebel fighter says "the French want to drive Wagner out of Africa". Russia and Wagner have a track record of media manipulation and disinformation, which Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted to. The European Union sanctioned Wagner in February for alleged rights abuses and spreading disinformation, including in Africa. The foreign ministry unit doesn’t promote or generate fake news, the two diplomats said. However, the foreign ministry unit, and the broader strategy, will face an uphill battle to convince people in Africa that France has changed, seven analysts and diplomats said.

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☆ Lupita Nyong’o wears custom silver breastplate to 2023 Tony Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Attending the 2023 Tony Awards in New York Sunday night, Lupita Nyong’o arrived in timeless formalwear: a sharp black velvet dinner jacket and flared trousers. Nyong’o was wearing a custom breastplate cast and molded on her body by Misha Japanwala, a Pakistani artist and designer whose subversive sculptures are already increasingly attracting an impressive celebrity clientele. (An exhibition of Japanwala’s work is also currently on display at the Hannah Traore art gallery in New York.) Misha Japanwala's work "asks viewers to see the body exactly as it is," the artist writes on her website. Japanwala’s work, however, presents a very different picture.

Persons: Lupita Nyong’o, Nyong’o, Misha Japanwala, Hannah Traore, Misha Japanwala's, Nyong'o, Steve Eichner, Ford, Bella Hadid, Rihanna, breastplates, Yves Saint Laurent, Claude Lalanne, Lalanne, ’ breastplates, Japanwala’s, Japanwala, ” Nyong’o, ” Organizations: CNN, Cannes Film Locations: New York, Pakistani, ribcage, Couture, Greece

☆ Player goes missing after refusing to come on as sub for Egyptian club
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

CAIRO, May 8 (Reuters) - Egyptian club ENPPI said Burkina Faso winger Eric Traore has gone missing since walking out of the stadium during a match against Aswan on April 18 after refusing to come on as a late substitute. ENPPI said the 26-year-old, who was on loan from the Pyramids club, had switched off his phones after leaving their Cairo stadium and attempts to contact him through his wife and agent had been to no avail. The club, which is run by the state-owned oil company, said it had informed the Egyptian Football Association that Traore had disappeared but had not filed a complaint. "We just hope he is in good condition and we can discuss formalities at a later time," ENPPI football manager Mohamed Ismail told Egyptian Al-Nahar TV. Reporting by Ahmed Mostafa, Writing by Osama Khairy; editing by Nick Mulvenney and Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Burkina Faso interim leader hails Russia as a strategic ally
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

OUAGADOUGOU, May 4 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's interim President Ibrahim Traore on Thursday said Russia had become a key strategic ally but denied that Russian mercenaries were supporting Burkinabe forces in their fight against Islamist armed groups. "The departure of the French army does not mean that France is not an ally," Traore replied. Russia, for example, is a strategic ally." Traore was asked to comment on reports Wagner forces are also on the ground in Burkina Faso. The violence has since spread into Burkina Faso and Niger and threatens to destabilise coastal countries further afield.

☆ A Pakistani Artist Reimagines Her Relationship With Shame and Bodies
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Aamina Inayat Khan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Misha Japanwala looked around her studio in the week leading up to her gallery show and wondered whether there were “too many nipples.”She was talking, of course, about the nipples she plaster cast from the bodies of 70 anonymized Pakistani people. They are part of Ms. Japanwala’s new collection, “Beghairati Ki Nishaani: Traces of Shamelessness,” showing at Hannah Traore Gallery in Manhattan from May 4 through July 30. Ms. Japanwala, a visual artist, who lives in Jersey City, N.J., spent several months last year in Karachi, Pakistan, where she grew up, making body castings of local women and L.G.B.T.Q. Her work aims to be a historical record of a population governed by the laws of shame. Attending an Aurat (Women’s) March, a rally for women’s rights, has led to threats of murder and rape.

☆ Man City cruise to win over Saints, Newcastle maintain top-four push
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

loadingLeaders Arsenal play Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday where the London side seek a first league win since 2012. Manchester United maintained their top-four pursuit while at the bottom there were vital victories for Bournemouth and West Ham United. Leicester City's plight worsened as the 2015-16 Premier League champions suffered a seventh defeat in eight league games as they lost 1-0 at home to Bournemouth to stay 19th. Newcastle's fifth consecutive win moved them up to 56 points from 29 games -- the same as Manchester United who beat Everton 2-0 in Saturday's early kickoff. SON MILESTONETottenham's Son Heung-min scored his 100th Premier League goal with a sublime 10th-minute curler -- the first Asian player to reach that milestone.

☆ Burkina Faso expels two French journalists
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The two are "journalists of perfect integrity, who worked in Burkina Faso legally, with valid visas and accreditations ... We strongly protest against these absolutely unjustified expulsions," Liberation said in an editorial statement on its website. There was no statement from the authorities in Burkina Faso and it was not immediately possible to reach them for comment. The French foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The junta has since ordered French troops to withdraw from the country and suspended broadcasts by France's RFI radio and television channel France 24. Frustrations over authorities' failure to restore security has spurred anti-French sentiment and helped bring about two military takeovers in Burkina Faso and two in Mali since 2020.

☆ 'It's not a pretty picture': Russia's support is growing in the developing world
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month and the two leaders vowed to deepen economic ties. watch nowWhile South Africa caused controversy in February by holding joint military drills with Russia and China on the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. The EIU said the number of neutral countries rose from 32 to 35, now representing almost 31% of the global population. However, this bloc also represents just under 68% of global GDP, highlighting an emerging disconnect between wealthy Western economies and the Global South. Countering organized Russian propaganda first requires acknowledging the problem, and building awareness about the aims and effectiveness of sanctions, she said.

☆ Arsenal seal thrilling comeback win, Man City maintain chase
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

City's 2-0 win sliced Arsenal's advantage to two points and when leaders Arsenal trailed 2-0 with an hour gone in north London it appeared their hold on top spot was weakening. Fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur's top-four ambitions suffered a dent as they went down 1-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers who are gradually pulling clear of the relegation zone. Arsenal had not won a Premier League game in which they had trailed by at least two goals since 2012 so the omens looked bad for the Gunners as they were stunned by Bournemouth. 'TRICKY GAME'There was no such drama at Manchester City with Phil Foden scoring an early beauty before substitute Bernardo Silva wrapped up the points in the second half. "We won the game, we didn't suffer much at the end -- an incredible result for us because it was a tricky game," City manager Pep Guardiola said.

☆ Burkina's film festival in full swing despite fighting on its doorstep
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The festival's delegate-general, Alex Moussa Sawadogo, said Burkina Faso had been dealing with the insecurity for several years, but it remained important to show that culture and its people continue to exist. "Organising an event like FESPACO is to show the world that Burkina Faso is a country that wants to continue writing stories of world cinema," he told Reuters. In total, 170 films are being screened, including 15 feature films and about 30 short films in competition. In the feature films category, movies from 13 countries are competing, including the movie Sira, directed by homegrown talent Apolline Traoré. Despite costly international efforts to contain it, the insurgency has spread to neighbouring countries such as Burkina Faso and Niger, killing thousands of people and driving over 2 million from their homes.

☆ Russia, South Africa and a 'redesigned global order': The Kremlin's hearts and minds machine is steaming ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Pretoria as part of an African tour, his second since the invasion, which will also reportedly take him to Botswana, Angola and Eswatini. On Feb. 24 2022, shortly after the Ukraine invasion, South Africa urged Russia to immediately withdraw its forces from Ukraine. South Africa was one of 15 African nations to abstain from the subsequent U.N. vote in March to condemn Russia's war of aggression. watch nowShe emphasized the multilateral responsibilities of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc of leading emerging economies in a changing global landscape. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that "the United States has concerns about any country … exercising with Russia as Russia wages a brutal war against Ukraine."

☆ France to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( John Irish | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Vincent Bado/File PhotoPARIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso in the next month after the military junta asked it to leave, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in a move that will further reduce its presence in a region facing a growing Islamist insurgency. Protests by opponents of the French military presence have surged in Burkina, partly linked to perceptions that France has not done enough to tackle the Islamist militancy that has spread in recent years from neighbouring Mali. France retains some 200-400 special forces in Burkina. Burkina's national television reported on Saturday that the government had suspended a 2018 military accord with Paris on Jan. 18, giving France one month to pull its troops out. Paris also has a large military presence in Chad.

☆ France's Macron says he is awaiting clarifications from Burkina president on troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he was awaiting clarifications from Burkina Faso's transitional President Ibrahim Traore about reported demands for the departure of French troops from the country. Reporting by Michel Rose and Leigh Thomas Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ PSG suffer another defeat as Ligue 1 lead cut to three points
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Paris St Germain suffered their second defeat of the season in a 1-0 loss to Stade Rennais on Sunday as their Ligue 1 lead was slashed to three points. Despite the win, Rennes slipped down to fifth on 37 points, behind Monaco on goal difference after the principality side destroyed AC Ajaccio 7-1 earlier on Sunday with a Wissam Ben Yedder hat-trick. If we find it again it will be fine," said PSG captain Marquinhos. Midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery, 16, became the youngest player to start a Ligue 1 game for PSG and was nowhere near the Italian's level. A homophobic banner was also displayed in the stands, which will likely trigger sanctions from the French league (LFP).

☆ Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Gonzaga escapes BYU on late 3-pointer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

8 Gonzaga escaped with a 75-74 victory against BYU in a West Coast Conference game Thursday night in Provo, Utah. Johnson scored 18 points for the Cougars (13-7, 3-2) and Gideon George and Jaxson Robinson added 17 apiece. Adem Bona added 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and collected eight rebounds for the Bruins (15-2, 6-0 Pac-12), who won their 12th consecutive contest. Jaylen Clark added 11 points, five rebounds and three steals, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had eight points, 12 rebounds and six assists for UCLA. Rollie Worster scored 12 points to pace the Utes (12-6, 5-2), who lost their second straight game.

☆ French minister says France still committed to Burkina Faso despite tension
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Benoit TessierOUAGADOUGOU, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A French minister said on Tuesday her government would not stop supporting Burkina Faso in its fight against Islamist militants and wished to remain involved despite growing anti-French sentiment and diplomatic tensions. Relations between France and Burkina Faso, a former French colony, have deteriorated following two military coups this year that were partly spurred by local authorities' failure to protect civilians from jihadist attacks. Tensions flared last month, when the Burkina Faso government requested the replacement of France's ambassador. Protests by opponents of the French military presence surged this year, partly linked to perceptions that France has not done enough to improve security. Zacharopoulou said French troops would remain in Burkina Faso "as long as their presence is desired".

☆ Burkina Faso aware of the dangers of Wagner force -France
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( John Irish | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Speaking to reporters alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday, Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo alleged that Burkina Faso had hired the mercenaries. Burkina Faso has now entered into an arrangement to go along with Mali in employing the Wagner forces there," he said. Prime minister of Burkina Faso in the last 10 days has been in Moscow. Officials from Burkina Faso did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Burkina Faso has not said publicly that it would consider hiring Wagner mercenaries.

☆ Burkina Faso coup: ECOWAS mediator 'satisfied' after meeting new military leader
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The mediator sent to Burkina Faso by West Africa’s main political and economic bloc ECOWAS, Mahamadou Issoufou, on Tuesday said he was satisfied by a meeting with the country’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore. Issoufou added that the 15-member bloc would continue accompanying Burkina Faso’s transition to constitutional rule after the country was hit by its second military takeover this year. “I can assure you that ECOWAS will remain with the people of Burkina Faso … and the difficult challenge they face,” he added. Burkina Faso’s government released a statement saying the meeting took place but provided no further comments. ECOWAS is struggling to facilitate a return to constitutional order in Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, and Mali, all of which have seen coups since 2020.

☆ Ibrahim Traore: Who is the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters —As a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso’s capital on Sunday morning, the boyish face of the country’s latest military ruler, Captain Ibrahim Traore, emerged from the turret of an armored personnel carrier. Little is known about Traore and his colleagues, who since Friday have delivered statements on national television brandishing guns, ammunition belts, and masks. Army officers initially supported Damiba when he took power in his own coup in January, promising to defeat the Islamists. Growing Russian tiesMeanwhile, Russia has expressed support for the coup just as regional neighbors and western powers condemned it. “I salute and support Captain Ibrahim Traore,” read a statement from Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of private military company Wagner Group, which has operations across Africa, including in Burkina Faso’s neighbor Mali.

A new military takeover has been declared in Burkina Faso, after a day marked by gunfire and confusion in the capital city of Ouagadougou. In an announcement on state television late Friday, a Burkina Faso military official announced the dissolution of the current government and the dismissal of the junta leader, President Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba. With the suspension of the constitution and government, this is Burkina Faso’s second military takeover in a year. “People of Burkina Faso, faced with the degradation of the security situation, we have attempted several times to refocus the transition on the issue of security,” Sorgho said. This week, unknown assailants killed eleven soldiers during an attack on a 150-vehicle convoy taking supplies to a town in northern Burkina Faso.

☆ Sheriff a câștigat la scor primul meci din Liga Campionilor
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: 1 min

Sheriff a câștigat la scor primul meci din Liga CampionilorSheriff Tiraspol este ca și calificată în turul doi preliminar al Ligii Campionilor după 4-0 cu Teuta, transmite IPN. Primele două goluri din Albania le-a marcat Henrique Luvannor, revenit la Sheriff după o pauză de 7 ani. După pauză, pentru campioana Moldovei au mai marcat Adama Traore și Frank Ca...

Persons: Luvannor, Adama, Frank Ca Organizations: Sheriff, Liga Campionilor Sheriff, Ligii Campionilor, Moldovei Locations: Liga Campionilor Sheriff Tiraspol, Albania

☆ Echipa Sfântul Gheorghe din Suruceni a câștigat Supercupa Moldovei 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Elevii lui Serghei Cebotari au salvat meciul în prelungiri, când Artiom Litveacov a reușit golul egalizator. Artiom LITVEACOV, 9. Sidy SAGNA, 98. Au marcat: Sidy SAGNA (55), Artiom LITVEACOV (90+2), respectiv Lovro BIZJAK (53-pen. ), Alexandr BELOUSOV (84)Au înscris la loviturile de departajare: Eugeniu SLIVCA, Artiom LITVEACOV, Sidy SAGNA, Alexandr SUVOROV / Stjepan RADELJIC, Lovro BIZJAK.

Persons: Sfântul Gheorghe, Serghei Cebotari, Litveacov, Piotr STAIANOV, Vladislav LIFCIU, Vadim VICOL, Andrei COJOCARU, Denis IVLEV, Anatolie BASIUL, Gheorghe, Maxim RAILEAN, Mihail ȘTEFAN, Artiom, Nicolai SOLODOVNICOV, Mihail, Alexandru, Teodor LUNGU, Eugeniu SLIVCA, Aliyu, ADAM, Alexandr SUVOROV, Petru OJOG, Serghei SVINARENCO, Sidy, Victor STÎNĂ, Vitalie PLĂMĂDEALĂ, Marius MARIȚOI, BORȘ, Serghei CEBOTARI, Georgios ATHANASIADIS, Hurtado Danilo ARBOLEDA, Stjepan, Frank CASTANEDA, Adama, Lovro, PEIXOTO Fernando, Alexandr BELOUSOV, Silva, CRISTIANO, Nadrey, Peter, Sebastien, Charles PETRO, Gustavo DULANTO, Veceslav, Dumitru CELEADNIC, Dusan, Serghei PAȘCENCO, Keston Anthony JULIEN, Maxim COJOCARU Organizations: Sheriff Tiraspol, Sheriff, Divizia Națională, Municipal Bălți Locations: !, Bălți, Suruceni

☆ Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni a cucerit Cupa Moldovei, reușind să învingă în finală pe Sheriff Tiraspol la penalty-uri
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-31 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni a cucerit primul trofeu din istoria clubului. A fost cu noroc, dar în mare parte știam ce am de făcut.”Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni a jucat a treia finală consecutivă în Cupa Moldovei. Precedentele două le-a pierdut în fața lui Sheriff Tiraspol și Petrocub Hâncești.„Cifra trei, din câte se vede, e preferata noastră. Am avut superioritate și trebuia să marcăm.”În sezonul următor, Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni va evolua în preliminariile UEFA Conference League. Sheriff Tiraspol, care a obținut recent titlul în Divizia Națională, va juca în calificările Ligii Campionilor.

Persons: Suruceni, Serghei Cebotari, Frank Castaneda, Adama, Mihail Ghecev, Calancea, Alexandr Belousov, Gheorghe Suruceni Organizations: Sheriff Tiraspol, Zimbru, Moldovei, Sheriff, UEFA Conference League . Sheriff Tiraspol, Divizia Națională, Ligii Campionilor Locations: Hâncești, Moldovei

☆ Sheriff Tiraspol au învins-o a doua oară consecutiv pe Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol cu scorul de 7-0
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Sheriff Tiraspol nu renunță nici după ce a câștigat un nou titlu în Divizia Națională. "Galben-negrii" au învins-o a doua oară consecutiv pe Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol cu scorul de 7-0.Meciul din cadrul etapei a 33-a a Diviziei Naționale s-a disputat la Ternovca, iar Sheriff a dominat copios. În prima repriză a marcat de două ori prin Gustavo Dulanto și Frank Castaneda.În mitanul secund, oaspeții s-au dezlănțuit și au mai marcat de cinci ori. Adama Traore a înscris o dată, Olivier Thill a reușit dubla, iar Frank Castaneda a înscris încă de 2 ori și astfel și-a trecut în cont hat-trick-ul. "Într-o altă partidă a etapei, Milsami Orhei a dispus de Zimbru Chișinău cu scorul de 2-1.

Persons: Gustavo Dulanto, Frank Castaneda.În, Adama Traore, Olivier Thill, Frank Castaneda, Artur Pătraș, Andrei Martin Organizations: Sheriff Tiraspol, Divizia Națională, Dinamo - Auto, Naționale, Sheriff, Zimbru Locations: Dinamo - Auto Tiraspol, Ternovca, Orhei, Zimbru Chișinău, Dacia, Buiucani, Lozova, Căruntu

☆ Formația Sheriff este din nou campioana Moldovei la fotbal
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Sheriff este din nou campioana Moldovei la fotbal! Formaţia din Tiraspol şi-a asigurat cel de-al 19-lea titlu cu patru etape înainte de final, după ce a învins acasă pe Milsami Orhei cu un neverosimil scor de 6-0. "Viespile" au decis soarta partidei încă din prima repriză, marcând de patru ori prin Kolovos, Castaneda, Bizjak și Traore. Nu trebuie să ne oprim, trebuie în continuare să ne mișcăm înainte. Vreau doar să felicit Sheriff-ul, care este o echipă bună, cu un nou titlu câștigat.

Persons: Vasile Jardan, Gheorghe Suruceni Organizations: ! Formaţia, Cupei, Sheriff, Liga Campionilor, Dinamo - Auto Locations: Sheriff, Moldovei, Tiraspol, Orhei, Castaneda, aseară, Hâncești, Dinamo - Auto Tiraspol, Zimbru Chișinău, Codru Lozova

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