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West Africa: Burkina Faso's Military Junta Says it Thwarted Coup Attempt
allAfrica, 28 September 2023
Four officers were arrested in Burkina Faso, barely a day after the military junta claimed to have prevented an effort to stage a coup, RFI reports. Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Junta Says They Foiled Coup Attempt
Daily Trust, 28 September 2023
The junta in Burkina Faso, which toppled a military regime to gain power, has announced that there was a coup attempt. Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Militants Kill More Than 50 Volunteer Fighters and Soldiers
VOA, 5 September 2023
Jihadi insurgents in Burkina Faso's Yatenga province killed 36 volunteer fighters and 17 soldiers, the country's army confirmed Tuesday. The massacre is among the worst strategic… Read more »
Burkina Faso Junta Says Coup Attempt Thwarted
The Burkina Faso junta under Interim President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has announced that a coup attempt by four officers on September 26, 2023 was stopped successfully. The military government said it would seek to shed all possible light on this plot, adding that it regretted that officers whose oath is to defend their homeland have strayed into an undertaking of this nature, writes Jerry Chifamba for AllAfrica.
The Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT), during the plenary of this Tuesday, September 19, 2023, gave a favorable opinion for the sending of a Burkinabè contingent to the Republic of Niger, in the event of aggression by this country The Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT),.
