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Burkina Faso: France's Military Ends Presence In Burkina Faso
allAfrica, 20 February 2023
France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said. A flag-lowering ceremony at the… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: France Agrees to Pull Troops From Burkina Faso
DW, 25 January 2023
France has received a request from the Burkinabe military junta to withdraw its troops from the Sahel country and will do so within a month. The success of the counterterrorism… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Govt Confirms Deadline for Withdrawal of French Troops
RFI, 23 January 2023
Burkina Faso on Monday confirmed that the authorities in the capital, Ouagadougou, have asked France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month. Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Junta Demands Exit of French Troops Within a Month
RFI, 22 January 2023
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… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Protesters Call for France's Ambassador to Leave
RFI, 21 January 2023
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… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Orders French Troops to Leave
DW, 22 January 2023
Relations between the two nations soured after the army took control, for a second time, in Burkina Faso in September last year. France also pulled out of neighboring Mali last… Read more »
France's Military Ends Presence In Burkina Faso
France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said. A flag-lowering ceremony at the French special forces' camp took place on February 18, 2023.
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Palais Kosyam, the presidential palace in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (file photo).
