All posts tagged "Burkina Faso"
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443AfricaEx- Burkina Faso president jailed for life over Thomas Sankara murder
Sankara was shot dead on October 15 1987, little more than four years after coming to power as an army captain aged...
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457AfricaAfrican Union suspends Burkina Faso after coup
The coup is the latest bout of turmoil to strike Burkina Faso, a landlocked state that has suffered chronic instability since gaining...
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777AfricaBurkina Faso President Kabore Detained by Mutinous Soldiers in Apparent Coup
The apparent coup in Burkina Faso is the third in West Africa in the last 18 months, following that of Mali and...
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802AfricaForty-seven killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack
Burkina Faso’s president declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an...