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Mali political parties request elections after junta shuns transition...
Mali has been under military rule since August 2020, the first of eight coups in West and Central Africa over four years, including in its neighbours...
Gunmen kill 11 police officers in Burkina Faso, 4 missing
Gunmen ambushed a group of police officers in Burkina Faso, killing at least 11 of them in the deadliest attack of its kind yet in this West African...
Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as UN Special Envoy
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-weakened Burkina Faso to show solidarity with people who continue to welcome the displaced, despite...
Burkina Faso's Zango breaks world indoor triple jump record
World bronze medallist Hugues Fabrice Zango produced the first standout athletics moment of the year by sailing to a world indoor triple jump record...
10 killed in attack on church in Burkina Faso
In the latest attack on a religious institution in the unstable West African nation of Burkina Faso, armed men killed as many as 10 people. The...
Roadside bomb kills children on bus in Burkina Faso
Meanwhile, the army reported an attack against gendarmes at Inata in the north on Friday, saying "a dozen terrorists were neutralised".
11 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso attack
The defence and security forces managed to kill five gunmen in an exchange of gunfire, local media reported.
Militant attack kills 35 civilians in north Burkina Faso: president
Jihadist attack in northern Burkina Faso killed 35 civilians.
