Gabon coup attempt follows military takeovers in former French
A group of senior military officers in Gabon announced on national television on Wednesday they had taken power and election results were annulled, just minutes...
Burkina Faso
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France suspends development and budget aid to Burkina Faso
France is suspending development aid and budgetary assistance to Burkina Faso, its foreign ministry announced Sunday. Issued on: 07/08/2023 – 01:37 The statement comes days...
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Burkina Faso’s 2024 vote in question after 40 killed in attacks
Burkina Faso’s prime minister on Tuesday ruled out negotiations with jihadist insurgents who control swathes of the country, while suggesting that security risks could delay...
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At least 20 killed in raids on villages in Burkina Faso’s troubled
Issued on: 19/05/2023 – 22:43 At least 20 people were killed in a series of raids on villages in Burkina Faso’s troubled north, security sources...
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African, international news outlets appeal for press freedom in Mali
FRANCE 24 and its sister radio RFI have joined a group of 30 African and international news organisations and monitors in an appeal for press...
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Dozens of soldiers killed in jihadi attack on Burkina Faso army unit
Issued on: 21/02/2023 – 00:09 The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last...
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African Union vows ‘zero tolerance for undemocratic changes of power’
Issued on: 19/02/2023 – 23:30 The African Union insisted on Sunday it had “zero tolerance” for undemocratic changes of power and vowed to push through...
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Israeli firm sought to discredit the Red Cross in Burkina Faso, report reveals
Issued on: 16/02/2023 – 16:55 An Israeli firm in 2020 smeared the International Committee of the Red Cross in Burkina Faso, presumably at the request...
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A dozen security officers killed in latest Burkina attack as violence
Issued on: 31/01/2023 – 11:22 Suspected jihadists killed 13 people, most of them from the military, in the lastest such attack in Burkina Faso’s restive...
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France to respect Burkina Faso’s request to withdraw troops within a
Issued on: 25/01/2023 – 16:36 France will respect the terms of Burkina Faso’s request to withdraw its forces from the West African country within a...
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Jihadists kill at least 11 people in Burkina Faso ambush
Issued on: 16/10/2022 – 07:53 Jihadists killed at least three soldiers and eight civilian auxiliaries in an attack Saturday in Burkina Faso’s volatile north, security...
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Traore officially appointed as president of Burkina Faso after coup
Issued on: 06/10/2022 – 02:22 Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, after the West...