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Burkina Faso accuses French state media of “acting as communications agency” for Al-QaedaF

The military junta in Burkina Faso on Monday suspended all broadcasts by the France 24 news channel in the west African country after it interviewed the head of Al-Qaeda North Africa. Burkina Faso, which witnessed two coups last year, is battling a jihadist insurgency...
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Sahel: North and center-east Burkina Faso under curfew amid escalating insurgencyF

Burkina Faso has put the North and parts of the Centre East region under curfew to aid the fight against jihadists, according to official documents seen by AFP on Sunday. The long-running insurgency in the impoverished Sahel nation has left thousands of civilians,...
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Sahel: Burkina Faso to raise troop level to intensify war against insurgentsF

Burkina Faso announced Thursday a recruitment drive for 5,000 soldiers to serve in the army for at least five years to aid the country in its fight against jihadists. The country, one of the world's poorest, has been battling a deadly insurgency since 2015. "An...
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Sahel: Low-key flag-lowering ceremony marks end of French military operation in Burkina FasoF

By Armel Baily: Burkina Faso announced on Sunday that operations by the French army in the jihadist-hit West African state were officially over, after bilateral relations soured in recent months. Senior officers from Burkinabe and French forces in the country held a...
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