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Burkina Faso Junta Accuses NGO of Espionage and Treason Amid Rising Tensions
The Burkina Faso junta has accused a Dutch-based humanitarian organisation of espionage and treason, escalating tensions between the military government…
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Zimbabwe Warriors to travel to Morocco for friendlies against Burkina Faso and Niger
The Zimbabwe Warriors are set for an international assignment next month as they travel to Morocco to play friendly matches…
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Black Sable Antelopes secure Round of 16 qualification
Angola carried on their impressive form in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) by beating Burkina Faso 2-0 at…
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Mali and Burkina Faso sending joint delegation to Niger in solidarity with junta
The Malian army has announced the dispatch to Niamey of an official joint Mali-Burkina Faso delegation to “show the solidarity…
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Ghana sends reinforcements to north border after shooting
Ghana has sent 1,000 troops and police to the northern area of Bawku to reinforce security after gunmen killed an…
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Governor: Terrorist attacks kill 44 in Burkina Faso
Forty-four civilians have been killed by “armed terrorist groups” in two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border,…
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Togo extends state of emergency in north
Togo’s parliament has extended for 12 months the state of security emergency in the Savanes region, in the far north…
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Burkina Faso expels two French journalists
Burkina Faso has expelled two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, the two newspapers said on Sunday,…
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Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts in the country after al Qaeda interview
Burkina Faso’s military government on Monday suspended France 24 broadcasts in the country after the TV station aired an interview…
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Gunmen kill two MSF workers in west Burkina Faso
Armed assailants killed two Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) employees in west Burkina Faso on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the medical…
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Burkina Faso says 28 killed in two attacks by armed assailants
At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in two attacks by armed assailants on Sunday and Monday…
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Over 60 women, children freed in Burkina Faso after kidnapping
Sixty-six women and children kidnapped by armed assailants in northern Burkina Faso last week have been freed, national broadcaster Radiodiffusion…
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Search underway for 50 women abducted in Burkina Faso
Security forces are searching for about 50 women kidnapped by suspected jihadists in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, a regional governor…
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Paris says Burkina Faso requested withdrawal of French ambassador
The French foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had received a letter from the Burkinabe authorities in December requesting the…
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U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade program
The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its AGOA trade preference program citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in…
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Ten killed after Burkina Faso bus hits landmine on Christmas Day
At least 10 people were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus triggered a landmine in eastern Burkina…
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Burkina Faso summons Ghanaian ambassador over Wagner allegations
Burkina Faso summoned the Ghanaian ambassador on Friday morning for “explanations”after Ghana’s president alleged that Burkina Faso had hired the…
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United Nations Secretary-General strongly condemns coup in Burkina Faso
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned any attempt to seize power by force of arms in Burkina Faso…
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Protesters set alight French embassy in Burkina Faso
Protesters have attacked the French embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital after supporters of the new coup leader accused France of…
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Burkina Faso miners say work continues despite coup
Endeavour Mining’s operations in Burkina Faso are “unaffected by recent political events”, the gold miner says on Monday after the…
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