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Coups in Africa: how democratic failings help shape military takeovers – study
By Ernest Harsch , Researcher, Institute of African Studies, Columbia University Mali , Burkina Faso , Niger , Guinea and Gabon have all suffered regime change in the last five…
Niger coup: List of recent military takeovers in West and Central Africa
By Bate Felix DAKAR, (Reuters) - Niger's removal of President Mohamed Bazoum in a military coup marks the ninth coup or attempted…
Burkina Faso military government demands departure of French troops
OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military government has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country, the West…
U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade program
Jan 2 (Reuters) - The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its AGOA trade preference program citing deep concerns over "unconstitutional…
UPDATED: Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader says “situation is under control”
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said on Sunday that the situation was under control,…
EU calls on Burkina Faso coup leaders to release President Roch Kabore
The European Union said the situation in Burkina Faso is "worrying" and called for the release of the country's president Roch Kabore.…
Heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso barracks, government denies army takeover
OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Gunfire rang out from several military camps in Burkina Faso early on Sunday, the government said, but…
Burkina Faso votes under looming threat of violence
Burkina Faso heads to the polls on Sunday in an election dominated by jihadist violence, which has cost over 2,000 lives this…
24 killed in church attack in Burkina Faso
Gunmen have killed 24 people and wounded 18 in an attack on a Protestant church in a village in northern Burkina Faso,…
Another church targeted in Burkina Faso
Another church targeted in Burkina Faso