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Burkina Faso buries exhumed remains of murdered ex-leader Sankara

The exhumed remains of Burkina Faso's beloved ex-president Thomas Sankara, whose 1987 murder shocked the West African nation, were laid to rest at a ceremony in the capital Ouagadougou on Thursday.

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At least 19 soldiers killed in north Burkina Faso attack on Monday - security sources

At least 19 members of Burkina Faso's army were killed in an attack in the north of the country on Monday, two security sources said, the second major assault on forces fighting jihadist militants in the area in less than a week.

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Dozens of soldiers killed in jihadi attack on Burkina Faso army unit

The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, military officials said Monday, after 43 new bodies were found.

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France eyes Ivory Coast after Burkina Faso boots out French troops

France's defence minister pledged on Monday to boost military support to Ivory Coast, as Paris adjusts its strategy in West Africa after neighbouring Burkina Faso ordered French troops to leave and vowed to curb a worsening Islamist insurgency solo.

Reuters

At least 51 soldiers killed in north Burkina Faso attack on Friday, army says

At least 51 soldiers were killed when their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the army said on Monday, the latest reported incident in an area that has become a hotbed of jihadist activity.

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Burkina Faso marks official end of French military operations on its soil

France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said on Sunday, after a flag-lowering ceremony at the French special forces' camp a day earlier.

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Medical charity MSF suspends operations in Burkina Faso to assess risk

Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has suspended operations in Burkina Faso while it carries out a risk assessment following the killing of two staff members in the West African state on Feb. 8, it said on Friday.

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North Burkina Faso ambush kills at least 16 security forces

Sixteen security forces were killed in an ambush in Burkina Faso's insurgent-hit north on Wednesday, three security sources said on Friday.

Reuters

Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali juntas plan three-way partnership

The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali, all ruled by military juntas, have proposed a regional partnership to facilitate trade and tackle insecurity in the region, they said in a joint statement late on Thursday.

Reuters

Aid workers and civilians killed in twin Burkina Faso attacks

At least eight people, including aid workers, civilians and army auxiliaries, were killed in two attacks by suspected jihadists in central-eastern and northwestern Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to reports. Two of the victims worked for Doctors Without Borders, which has suspended its activities in the area over safety concerns.

Radio France Internationale

MSF suspends operations in northwest Burkina Faso after gunmen kill two staff

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has suspended its operations in an area of northwest Burkina Faso where armed assailants killed two of its employees on Wednesday, the medical charity said in a statement.

Reuters

At least 9 dead in Burkina Faso mine collapse: association

At least nine people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in Burkina Faso's western Tuy province on Tuesday, the head of the artisanal mining association for the province said.

Reuters

Gunmen kill two MSF workers in west Burkina Faso

Armed assailants killed two Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) employees in west Burkina Faso on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the medical charity said, the latest reported attack in a country grappling with a violent jihadist insurgency.

Reuters

Urgent need for international focus on drivers of extremist violence, UNDP says

In tonight's edition: We speak to Achim Steiner, the UNDP's administrator, about the urgent need for international focus on the drivers that lead to violent extremism. In Ghana, there are fears of a spillover in violence from Burkina Faso. Meanwhile in the Malian capital Bamako, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov…

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Russia in Africa: how Moscow bought a new sphere of influence on the cheap

Focusing on a strip of countries from Mali to Sudan, it is challenging the west and opening what some call a ‘second front’

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Burkina Faso assailants kill at least 15 Nigerian pilgrims travelling to Senegal

At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria's presidency said on Monday.

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At least 25 killed in Burkina Faso attack in Seno province

Armed assailants killed at least 22 civilians and three police officers during an attack in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday, the interim government said on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso transitional leader denies diplomatic split from Paris

Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso's junta leader, said his country has not severed diplomatic ties with France, despite asking it to withdraw its forces, and denied Russian Wagner mercenaries were in the country.

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A timeline of papal visits to Africa: From Paul VI to Francis

As Pope Francis visits the DRC and South Sudan, we take a look at previous papal voyages to the continent.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian FM Arrives in Mauritania Heading Political Delegation

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian began an official visit to Mauritania Tuesday accompanied by a high-ranking political delegation. Amir-Abdollahian is expected to meet with Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Ghazouani and Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Marzouk, announced a government-affiliated news agency in Iran. The source explained that the visit falls…

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A dozen security officers killed in latest Burkina attack as violence spirals

Suspected jihadists killed 13 people, most of them from the military, in the lastest such attack in Burkina Faso's restive north, the army said Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso says 28 soldiers, civilians killed in rebel attacks

Rebel fighters conducted separate attacks on Sunday and Monday, including 15 men killed after a minibus was stopped.

Radio France Internationale

Junta supporters take to the streets to celebrate French troop withdrawal from Burkina Faso

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Saturday in support of the ruling junta, days after France confirmed its special forces there would withdraw.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Why the Wagner Group’s influence in West Africa is growing

France has waged a counterterrorism campaign in the small West African country of Burkina Faso since 2018. But on Jan. 20, hundreds of protesters in the capital city of Ouagadougou waved Russian flags and demanded the French army’s ouster. Days later, the country’s military government told the French to leave…

The Independent UK

France recalls ambassador to Burkina Faso, pulls out troops

The French foreign ministry says it is recalling its ambassador to Burkina Faso for consultations, one day after Paris decided to withdraw troops from the West African country following a demand by its military rulers

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