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Burkina Faso: Captain Thomas Sankara elevated to national hero status

YoopyaOctober 15, 2023October 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 15, 2023October 15, 20230512

Burkina Faso’s transitional government on Wednesday elevated former president and father of Burkina Faso’s revolution, Thomas Sankara, to the status of ‘national hero’ in the...

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Burkina Faso: coup attempt foiled by intelligence and security services

YoopyaSeptember 28, 2023September 28, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 28, 2023September 28, 20230556

Burkina Faso’s military government announced Wednesday that the country’s intelligence and security services are actively pursuing suspected of involvement in the attempt to thwart the...

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ISS report: An alert to Côte d’Ivoire to cut ties between terrorists and illicit markets.

YoopyaSeptember 18, 2023September 18, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 18, 2023September 18, 20230518

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) has documented how the region has provided terror groups with the space to finance, recruit, and supply – highlighting...

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Africa: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger: these 3 West African Countries Signed a mutual defense pact

YoopyaSeptember 18, 2023September 18, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 18, 2023September 18, 20230538

The three West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have signed a security agreement to help each other in the event of aggression,...

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Burkina Faso and Mali warn against military intervention in Niger

YoopyaAugust 1, 2023August 1, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 1, 2023August 1, 20230451

Niger’s neighbors say any intervention to restore President Mohamed Bazoum to office would be considered a ‘declaration of war’ against them. The military governments of...

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Africa: Burkina Faso does not intend to hire Russian fighters like Mali, according to a US diplomat.

YoopyaOctober 27, 2022October 31, 2022

by YoopyaOctober 27, 2022October 31, 20220467

According to US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention...

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Burkina Faso coup: the MPSR refocuses its goals

YoopyaOctober 1, 2022April 5, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 1, 2022April 5, 20230513

Friday, September 30, 2022 would have been one of the longest days since the year began. Indeed, since detonations and gunshots in Ouaga 2000 around...

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Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader

YoopyaJuly 10, 2022April 6, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 10, 2022April 6, 20230246

Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return of former President Blaise Compaore, as the ruling junta faltered in its efforts to hold a...

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Burkina Faso’s ousted ex-president Compaore returns for summit

YoopyaJuly 8, 2022April 6, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 8, 2022April 6, 20230399

Burkina Faso’s ex-president Blaise Compaore returned from exile on Thursday, almost eight years after he was toppled in an uprising, to take part in a...

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West African leaders lift economic and financial sanctions on Mali

YoopyaJuly 4, 2022April 6, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 4, 2022April 6, 20230393

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its military rulers proposed...