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Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumours
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJunta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré has kept a low profile since the attack on the army base [Reuters]...
Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the report based on its own investigation, the rights watchdog said the West African country's...
Burkina Faso's junta says it thwarted military coup attempt
ABC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBurkina Faso's military government announced Wednesday that Burkinabe intelligence and security...
Burkina Faso interim leader hails Russia as a strategic ally
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBurkina Faso's interim President Ibrahim Traore on Thursday said Russia had become a key strategic...
Militants kill 15 in attack on Burkina Faso military supply mission - army
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Islamist militants killed 15 Burkinabe soldiers and volunteer militiamen on Saturday as they returned from a supply mission in eastern Burkina Faso, the army said on ...
Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than a dozen soldiers seized control of Burkina Faso's state television late Friday, declaring...
Gunfire, confusion grip Burkina Faso day after coup, fire breaks out at French embassy
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Gunfire rang out across Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday and fire broke out...
Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, HRW says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBurkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56...
France backs its Burkina envoy despite pressure to withdraw him -minister
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPARIS (Reuters) -France continues to back its envoy in Burkina Faso despite a request by the Burkinabe government to replace him amid growing anti-French sentiment likely fuelled by Russian ...
Insurgents attacks in Niger kill 17, raising new worries
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoIt was the first major attack against Niger’s army in six months. NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Insurgents...