Burkina Faso
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News Africa
US freezes $160million in aid to Burkina Faso after coup
The US State Department has announced it is freezing nearly $160m (£118m) in foreign aid to Burkina Faso. The announcement…
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Coup leader sworn in as Burkina Faso President, vows to tackle insecurity
Africa as of January 2022 has four unelected presidents who are all soldiers Three of the four are in West…
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Burkina Faso junta restores constitution; army, spy chiefs fired
Burkina Faso’s military junta have made changes to the top hierarchy of the country’s security structure a week after taking…
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Jihadist bloodshed brings Burkina Faso to its knees
Little more than five years ago, Burkina Faso was on the up, priding itself as a favoured tourist destination for…
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Militants target Burkina Faso market, aid convoy in deadly attacks
Militants in Burkina Faso attacked a cattle market and a humanitarian convoy, killing at least 35 people, the government said…
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Burkina Faso gunmen ‘kill 20 at cattle market’ in Kompienga
At least 20 people have been killed in eastern Burkina Faso when gunmen stormed a cattle market, reports say. Gunmen…
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35 civilians killed in double Burkina Faso attack
A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said,…
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‘Militants launch’ deadly attacks on Burkina Faso roads
The authorities in northern Burkina Faso say at least 29 people have been killed in two separate attacks by alleged…
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Four killed in new church attack in Burkina Faso
Four people were killed in an attack on a Catholic church in northern Burkina Faso, the latest in a string…
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