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World
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Africa
12/2/2023 6:54:45 PM
The military leaders of Burkina Faso and Niger said Saturday they would quit the G5 anti-jihadist force in Africa's Sahel area, the latest blow to the fight against insurgents in one of the world's most troubled regions.
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World
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Africa
11/28/2023 8:04:53 PM
At least 40 civilians were killed in a jihadist attack in the northern Burkina Faso town of Djibo at the weekend, the UN Human Rights Office said Tuesday.
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Sports
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Africa
11/21/2023 7:07:00 PM
Burkina Faso delivered a stunning second half performance, scoring three goals to secure an impressive victory over Ethiopia in their African World Cup qualifiers at Morocco's Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium on Tuesday.
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Sports
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Africa
11/17/2023 11:57:22 PM
Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau drew 1-1 in their opening match of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup at the Marrakech Stadium in Morocco on Friday.
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World
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Africa
9/28/2023 2:21:07 PM
Four officers have been detained for questioning in Burkina Faso, a prosecutor said on Thursday, a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/26/2023 8:22:09 PM
Why have Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso signed a mutual defence agreement?
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World
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Africa
9/25/2023 10:42:44 PM
Burkina Faso's military rulers on Monday ordered that the distribution of the Jeune Afrique title, which publishes online and in print, be suspended accusing it of seeking to "discredit" the military.
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World
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Africa
9/21/2023 5:20:38 PM
Suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso have killed 16 civilians including four army auxiliaries, sources said Thursday, adding that around 12 "terrorists" later died in an army counter-offensive.
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World
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Africa
9/19/2023 8:40:49 PM
Burkina Faso's transitional legislature on Tuesday approved a law authorising the dispatch of troops to neighbouring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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World
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Africa
9/16/2023 8:46:09 PM
The military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger on Saturday signed a mutual defence pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced in Mali's capital Bamako.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/12/2023 8:04:27 PM
recent events in Africa should be approached from another perspective: the struggle for freedom from foreign control over the countries’ natural resources and economic potential.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/6/2023 9:59:00 AM
"Whether in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger or Gabon, one key reason behind the popular support for recent coups is that many African peoples have grown frustrated with the status quo and the way the ruling elites have functioned for decades, leading to more poverty, suffering and waves of refugees who would rather die trying to emigrate than stay home, jobless and poor."
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World
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International
9/5/2023 7:52:38 PM
Fifty-three members of the security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday.
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Sports
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Omni sports
8/21/2023 11:17:33 PM
Hugues Fabrice Zango gave Burkina Faso their first global athletics title when he won men's triple jump world gold in Budapest on Monday.
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World
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Africa
8/20/2023 7:46:42 PM
Five Burkinabe police officers have died in an attack in the centre-east of Burkina Faso, with at least 40 of the attackers "neutralised" when the authorities launched a counter-attack, the army said Sunday.
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World
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Africa
8/13/2023 7:28:17 PM
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali on Sunday said it had brought forward its withdrawal from a base in the north of the country due to deteriorating security conditions.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/8/2023 9:22:00 PM
The West African states of Mali and Burkina Faso share a heavy legacy of military coups in their fight against terrorism and political instability.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
8/8/2023 7:16:57 PM
Another proxy war looks to be in the offing in Africa, this time against the background of the recent military coup in the West African state of Niger, writes Mostafa Ahmady
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World
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Africa
8/7/2023 9:57:15 PM
Around 20 people were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso, security and local sources told AFP on Monday.
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World
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Africa
8/1/2023 10:40:38 AM
Two West African nations ruled by mutinous soldiers said Monday that military intervention in Niger would be considered a “declaration of war” against them, as the junta attempts to consolidate power after a coup last week.
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