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Prominent Burkina Faso Activist Feared Forcibly Disappeared
On Tuesday, the well-known political activist and journalist Idrissa Barry was arrested by men claiming to be gendarmes in ...
Video of Burkina Faso massacre appears to implicate government-allied militia, watchdog says
Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to ...
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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from French language body
As French-speaking countries celebrate International Francophone Day, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced ...
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Burkinabe rescued from Abuja kidnappers, five arrested
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have rescued a Burkina Faso national, Sambo Labibo, from a notorious kidnap syndicate operating within the Durumi Internally Displaced ...
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Militias Tied to Burkina Faso Massacre
Pro-government militias in Burkina Faso are implicated in video footage circulating on social networks showing the massacre ...
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Mali joins Niger, Burkina Faso in quitting Francophone bloc
Junta-run Mali, which has broken off ties with former ruler France, on Tuesday said it was quitting an international group of ...
Burkina junta creates new battalions to fight jihadists
The military regime in Burkina Faso on Friday announced that it was creating new rapid response forces, recruiting 14,000 soldiers and thousands of civilian support staff, to fight jihadist violence.
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Mali announces withdrawal from alliance of French-speaking countries
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are now all ruled by military juntas ... The organization was created in 1970 in the capital of Niger, Niamey, to promote the French language and foster political ...