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The Global Countdown - Burkina Faso
20 January 2022
Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Burkina Faso.
20 January 2022
Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco looks at the top songs in Burkina Faso.
8 February 2020
Burkina Faso has its share of problems – not least a growing number of attacks by jihadist groups. But with a weak government and underfunded security forces, what options does the country have? Will further French military…
21 February 2024
G20 foreign ministers gather in Rio de Janeiro as a diplomatic spat engulfs Brazil and Israel. Then: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger juntas confirm their commitment to form a new tri-state confederation, the Philippines con…
12 October 2021
Iwan Baan discusses his project documenting light and architecture in Burkina Faso and we explore a new shop in London devoted to Japanese gardening equipment. Plus: Bruce Kuwabara reflects on Canada’s design industry.
4 October 2022
Vladimir Putin’s threat to go nuclear in Ukraine. Plus: a coup in Burkina Faso is used by Russia to tighten its grip on Africa, Taiwan launches its first English-language television channel and the latest business news.
14 November 2014
Our West Africa correspondent reports on Burkina Faso’s transitional leadership and we ask why North Korea plans to send an envoy to Russia. Plus, we discuss the all the latest luxury news.
22 January 2019
The latest on plans for an alternative Brexit deal, Burkina Faso’s new government and a profile of Kamala Harris, who’s running for US president in 2020. Plus: Maison & Objet and Oscar nominations.
3 November 2014
What’s next for Burkina Faso after the resignation of its president Blaise Compaoré? We also hear from Moscow after Sunday’s elections in eastern Ukraine and look ahead to the Melbourne Cup horse race.
4 January 2023
EU nations consider restrictions on travellers from China as Beijing eyes countermeasures. Plus: Burkina Faso expels the French ambassador and how Ukrainians are taking control of their cultural legacy.
30 October 2014
We assess the situation in Burkina Faso as unrest continues outside parliament. We also examine Enrique Peña Nieto's efforts to find Mexico's missing students, preview the upcoming elections in Romania and flick through…
26 January 2022
With military preparations underway in case of Russia’s invasion, we hear from Monocle’s team in Kyiv and from former Nato army chief General Richard Shirreff. Plus: a coup in Burkina Faso, Italy’s presidential vote and…
23 January 2023
We bring you the latest on the Lunar New Year shooting in California from our US editor. In the studio, panellists Rachel Cunliffe and Dipo Faloyin discuss Russian influence in Africa, French troops in Burkina Faso and UK…
30 November 2015
As world leaders gather in Paris for the climate change conference, we ask what they aim to achieve. Plus, is the political strife in Burkina Faso set for some stabilisation at long last? We also leaf through some newspa…
28 January 2020
An in-depth discussion with Berlin-based, Burkina Faso-born architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, reflecting on how his practise Kéré Architecture creates buildings with both a sense of place and purpose. Plus, we meet design…
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