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Who are Russia’s allies in Putin’s war against Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin promised African nations that he would write off their debts and provide free grain in an attempt to bolster alliances across the continent at a two-day summit in St Petersburg last month.

The Week

Burkina Faso interim leader hails Russia as a strategic ally

Burkina Faso's interim President Ibrahim Traore on Thursday said Russia had become a key strategic ally but denied that Russian mercenaries were supporting Burkinabe forces in their fight against Islamist armed groups.

Reuters

Dozens killed in Burkina Faso attack near Mali border

Latest violence comes as country’s military leaders step up efforts to put down an uprising that has killed thousands.

Al Jazeera

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60 killed in Burkina Faso 'by men in army uniform'

Ouagadougou (AFP) - About 60 civilians were killed in a village in northern Burkina Faso by men wearing military uniforms, the local prosecutor said late Sunday, announcing an investigation into the latest bloodshed in the insurgency-hit country.

AFP

After Burkina Faso ousts French, Russia's Wagner may arrive

Months after hundreds of French troops left Burkina Faso, ousted by the ruling military junta, speculation is mounting that the war-torn nation will fill the void with fighters from Russia’s shadowy mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group

The Independent UK

At least 14 members of Burkina Faso security forces killed in terror attack

Four soldiers and 10 volunteers with the military were killed on Wednesday in northern Burkina Faso, in a terrorist attack that coincided with a visit by the country's military leader in the same Centre-North region, a security source said Thursday.

France 24

Tunisian filmmaker Chebbi wins Fespaco’s pan-African film award for 'Ashkal'

Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award Saturday at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival for his murder mystery oeuvre "Ashkal".

France 24

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Thomas Sankara, ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’, reburied in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation.

France 24

Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, has been reburied, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation

The Independent UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

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

The Independent UK

French troops to withdraw from Burkina Faso within a month

France’s foreign ministry says French troops deployed to fight extremists in Burkina Faso will withdraw within a month following a demand by the country’s military rulers — which came after a similar move from neighboring Mali

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso confirms asking France to withdraw troops

Ouagadougou (AFP) - The Burkina Faso government clarified on Monday that it has asked ex-colonial ruler France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month.

AFP

Burkina Faso confirms demand that French troops leave

The Burkina Faso government clarified on Monday that it has asked ex-colonial ruler France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month.

France 24

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AFP

Burkina Faso asked France troops to quit, diplomatic note confirms

Paris (AFP) - Burkina Faso asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a diplomatic letter from the authorities there to Paris obtained by AFP Sunday.

AFP

Burkina Faso asks French troops to leave: govt letter

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Burkina Faso has asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a letter from the authorities there to Paris obtained by AFP Sunday.

The Independent UK

France asks Burkina Faso to clarify troop departure reports

French President Emmanuel Macron says he is awaiting “clarifications” from Burkina Faso’s new junta leader following a report saying authorities in the West African country ordered hundreds of French troops to leave within a month

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso junta demands exit of French troops within a month

Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday. This came as protesters gathered to demand the French ambassador leave the country and that the French military base in Ouagadougou be closed.

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Radio France Internationale

Protesters in Burkina Faso call for France's ambassador to leave

Demonstrators in Burkina Faso's capital on Friday demanded France's ambassador leave the country and called for the closure of a French military base, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Reuters

French minister says France still committed to Burkina Faso despite tension

A French minister said on Tuesday her government would not stop supporting Burkina Faso in its fight against Islamist militants and wished to remain involved despite growing anti-French sentiment and diplomatic tensions.

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso rights group alleges 28 dead in ethnic killings

A rights group in Burkina Faso has charged that volunteer militia groups supporting the army have killed dozens of civilians of the ethnic Fulani group, including children, in the troubled country’s west

France 24

Burkina Faso's military junta asks France to recall ambassador

Burkina Faso's military junta has asked France to recall its ambassador, authorities said Monday, amid a surge in anti-French sentiment as the West African country moves to develop closer ties with Russia.

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt's Four Corners: Ukraine, Burkina Faso, and the world's eyes on Qatar

IT’S quite clearly an attempt to test Ukrainian resolve in the cold winter months. For many weeks now, Russia’s missile and kamikaze drone…

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso interim leader confirms coup attempt: Local media

Captain Ibrahim Traore said those responsible have been identified, but he prefers dialogue instead of arresting them.

AFP

Four Burkina troops, three civilians killed in jihadist-hit north

Ouagadougou (AFP) - A roadside bomb killed four troops in northern Burkina Faso, an area wracked by jihadist insurgency, the army said on Saturday, while three civilians died in another strike in the same region.

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