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U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade program
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrustrations over the government's inability to curb an Islamist insurgency spurred two military...
Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs a heavily armed convoy drove through a cheering crowd in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday...
Chinese weapons supplier Norinco expands influence in West Africa, challenging Russia and France
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoChina is expanding its military and security engagement into West Africa, with Chinese state-owned...
Spy vs. spy: How Israelis tried to stop Russia's information war in Africa
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhen Israeli businessmen Royi Burstien and Lior Chorev touched down in the busy capital of the West...
Paris says Burkina Faso requested withdrawal of French ambassador
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe French foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had received a letter from the Burkinabe authorities in December requesting the departure of Frances's ambassador from Burkina Faso - a move the ...
Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBurkina Faso's revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. All the coffins were draped in Burkina Faso flags ...
Niger coup leaders blamed insecurity; conflict data paints a different picture
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDAKAR (Reuters) -When Niger's coup leader Abdourahmane Tiani announced the overthrow of President...
15 Countries with the Highest Life Expectancy in Africa
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoIn this article, we will be covering the 15 countries with the highest life expectancy in Africa. If...
Russia-Ukraine war – live: Exiled Wagner chief Prigozhin ‘spotted at Putin’s Africa summit’
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoExiled Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been spotted at an international summit in Russia. A...
Russian troops deploy to Burkina Faso
Reuters via AOL· 4 months agoThe junta-led country's relations with Moscow have been in the spotlight since it booted out French troops in early 2023, fuelling speculation it would deepen security ties with Russia like ...
