Burkina Faso
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Sep- 2023 -21 SeptemberAfrica
16 Killed in Burkina ‘Terrorist’ Attacks: Local, Security Sources
Suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso have killed 16 civilians including four army auxiliaries, sources said, adding that around 12 "terrorists" later died in an army counter-offensive.
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20 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Approves Law for Sending Troops to Post-Coup Niger
Burkina Faso's transitional legislature approved a law authorizing the dispatch of troops to neighboring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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16 SeptemberAfrica
Mali, Niger, Burkina Sign Mutual Defense Pact
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed a mutual defense pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced.
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15 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Faso Attack Kills Eight Civilians
Suspected jihadists have attacked a camp for internally displaced people in northern Burkina Faso, leaving eight dead.
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6 SeptemberAfrica
53 Members of Burkina Security Forces Killed in Suspected Jihadist Attack: Army
Fifty-three members of the security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said.
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Aug- 2023 -31 AugustAfrica
Burkina Draws Up Law for Sending Troops to Post-Coup Niger
Burkina Faso's government has approved a bill authorizing the dispatch of troops to neighboring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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25 AugustAfrica
Niger to Let Burkina, Mali to Intervene on Its Soil if Attacked
The officers who took power in Niger said they would authorize the armies of neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali to intervene "in the event of aggression."
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21 AugustAfrica
Five Burkina Faso Police Officers, 40 ‘Terrorists’ Die in Clashes
Five Burkinabe police officers have died in an attack in the center-east of Burkina Faso, with at least 40 of the attackers "neutralized" when the authorities launched a counter-attack, the army said.
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8 AugustAfrica
Mali Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ if ECOWAS Intervenes in Niger
A military intervention in Niger by ECOWAS to restore the ousted president could be a "catastrophe," Mali's head of diplomacy warned.
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Jul- 2023 -19 JulyAfrica
West Africa Leaders Review Security After UN Mali Mission Ends
Several West African leaders met in Nigeria to discuss how to manage security at the end of a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali and push for a return to democracy after a series of coups.
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