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Heavy gunshots in Burkina Faso spark fears eight months after successful coup

HEAVY gunfire heard on Friday near the main military camp and residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, has...

ECOWAS leaders lift sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso

LEADERS of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have lifted economic and financial sanctions placed on Mali...
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Africa records 21 coup attempts in eight years

THE AFRICAN continent has recorded 21 coup attempts by the military to overthrow incumbent governments in eight years. According to...

Return to constitutional order is promised by coup leader in Burkina Faso

By Lisa VIVES IN his first speech to the nation since the overthrow of President Roch Kabore, the new military...
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Kabore wins Burkina Faso’s presidential election for second term

BURKINA FASO’S President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been declared the winner of Sunday's presidential election with 57.9 per...

Al-Qaeda growing influence in Borno, North-West may extend to Southern Nigeria, US warns

AL-QAEDA insurgent group is making some inroads in Borno State, North-Western and Southern parts of Nigeria, the United States...
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