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Education, arts and crafts in this episode

On the show, Edtech solution in the DRC where a platform is providing children with access to digital lessons and transforming the school experience.

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Terrorists kill 35 civilians in Burkina Faso attack

The attack was one of the most deadly in the West African nation's history.

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Gunmen kill around 15 people in attack on Burkina Faso mosque

Gunmen kill around 15 people in attack on Burkina Faso mosque

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Researchers create fake village filled with GM fungus to fight malaria

Scientists from University of Maryland Baltimore and the IRSS research insitute in Burkina Faso created the "mosquito sphere" filled with toxic fungus to kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes

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Two French soldiers killed during rescue of four hostages in Burkina Faso

Two French soldiers have been killed during a rescue operation by special forces of four people being held hostage by an armed group in Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso church attack kills six people, including pastor

Burkina Faso church attack kills six people, including pastor

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Burkina Faso PM brands violent attacks as 'revolting'

A Mali-based affiliate of al Qaeda claims responsibility for the attacks, according to the Mauritanian news agency Alakhbar.

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Burkina Faso attack: French embassy and army headquarters targeted

France's embassy and cultural institute in the Burkina Faso capital are no longer in danger, according to Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian's aide.

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Burkina Faso "terror attack" kills 18 people

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Eighteen killed in Burkina Faso attack

Government says 'terrorists' opened fire on crowds seated outside a hotel and restaurant in Ouagadougou at 9pm on Sunday.

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Burkina Faso wants to share its gold wealth

We are a hundred meters underground, in the tunnels of the Bagassi gold mine.

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Burkina Faso's president on growth, military reform and the fight against terrorism

Roch Kaboré, who took office in December, faced a tough test in January, when Islamist militants carried out deadly attacks in the capital Ouagadougou.

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Photographer Leila Alaoui latest victim of Hotel Splendid attack

The death has been announced of Franco-Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui, who succumbed to the wounds she received in the Hotel Splendid attack in

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Burkina Faso and Mali agree to work together to fight Islamic militants

Burkina Faso and Mali agreed on Sunday to cooperate in countering the growing threat of Islamic militants in West Africa following two deadly attacks

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Death toll from islamist militant attack on hotel rises

The death toll from Friday night’s attack by islamist militants on a hotel in Burkina Faso has risen to twenty-nine. Thirty people were also injured

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Security forces in Burkina Faso storm hotel to free hostages taken by suspected Islamic militants - reports of 20 dead

Security forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso have launched an assault on a hotel in the capital where a number of hostages were being

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Burkina Faso has first new leader in nearly three decades

Former prime minister Roch Marc Kabore has been sworn in as Burkina Faso’s new president. He is his country’s first new leader in almost 30 years

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Burkina Faso: international arrest warrant issued against ex-president Blaise Compaore

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Burkina Faso elects first new president in decades

Roch Marc Kabore has been proclaimed the winner of Burkina Faso’s presidential election. After nearly three decades of autocratic rule followed by a

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Voters in Burkina Faso choose first new president in decades

Voters have gone to the polls in Burkina Faso to choose the country’s first new president in decades. The landmark election comes a year after