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At least 18 killed in Burkina attacks

At least 18 people have been killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso, sources briefed on the incidents told AFP on Sunday, as violence...

Burkina Faso asked French troops to quit

Paris—Burkina Faso asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a diplomatic letter from the authorities there...

Burkina Faso asked France troops to quit, diplomatic note confirms

Burkina Faso asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a diplomatic letter from the authorities there...

At least 14 killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso

At least 14 people died in two separate attacks by jihadist groups in Burkina Faso's north, including eight civilian army auxiliaries, security and local...

Burkina junta leader resigns, flees after coup

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan Burkina Faso's junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday, religious and community leaders said, two...

Burkina Faso builds first own drug manufacturing plant

Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Albert Ouedraogo Tuesday visited the country's first own pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility, which will make low-cost generic versions of popular drugs...

42 Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attacks with drones, artillery

Bamako, Mali—Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadists using drones and artillery, authorities said Wednesday, the latest violent incident...

Burkina jihadists kill five civilians, including child

A suspected jihadist attack killed five civilians including a child in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the army said. A "terrorist armed group" attacked soldiers...

At least six killed in Burkina suspected jihadist attacks

At least six people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in several attacks attributed to jihadists, local and military sources told AFP on Sunday. Several...

Eight soldiers killed in Togo ‘terrorist attack’

Eight soldiers were killed on Wednesday and 13 wounded in a "terrorist attack" in northern Togo near the border with Burkina Faso, the government...

At least twelve soldiers killed in east Burkina Faso attack: security sources

At least twelve soldiers were killed Sunday in eastern Burkina Faso by suspected jihadists, security sources told AFP, the sixth attack of its kind...

13 gendarmes killed in northern Burkina Faso

Gunmen killed at least 13 gendarmes in an ambush Sunday at Taparko, a mining town in northern Burkina Faso regularly targetted by jihadist fighters,...

UNSC has concern over Burkina ‘coup’

The UN Security Council expressed “serious concern” Wednesday over Burkina Faso’s “unconstitutional change of government” last month, but chose not to describe it as...

No agreement on Burkina at UN Security Council meeting

The UN Security Council met behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss last month's coup in Burkina Faso but failed to agree on a joint...
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