Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

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  Burkina Faso FM passes out in Turkey at briefing

  The foreign minister of Burkina Faso on Thursday briefly passed out during a live televised news conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara, ... 

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  French forces leaving Malian town of Timbuktu

  Dozens of French forces have left the northern Malian town of Timbuktu several months after their military operation largely ousted radical Islamic ... 

• AQIM warns France, allies face threat after Mali

  Al-Qaida's North Africa branch on Thursday threatened to seek revenge against all countries taking part in the French-led war in Mali, warning that ... 

• World court sets Burkina Faso-Niger border

  The United Nations' highest court has set a border between landlocked West African neighbors Burkina Faso and Niger, in a case seen as an example of ... 

• Guinea: Ex-leader Dadis Camara comes for burial

  Exiled former coup leader Moussa Dadis Camara arrived in Guinea Saturday in the southern town of Nzerekore to attend the funeral of his mother, ... 

• Mali secular rebels appoint administrator in Kidal

  A secular rebel group that has long sought independence in northern Mali now has appointed its own administrator to govern the region of Kidal, a move ... 

• Arms transfers fuel instability in Ivory Coast

  External arms transfers that played a pivotal role in Ivory Coast's decade-long political crisis continue to fuel instability and human rights abuses, ... 

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  Africa forces' role in Mali faces diverse snags

  West African nations that promised to send troops to fight al-Qaida in Mali are finding it's a lot trickier than they'd hoped to actually get boots ... 

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  A look at what countries are contributing to Mali

  Here's a look at what countries are providing to help Mali's battle against armed Islamic extremists who have occupied the country's north since March 

• FIFA strips Burkina Faso of WCup qualifying result

  FIFA has awarded Republic of Congo a 3-0 win by default in a 2014 World Cup qualifier because Burkina Faso fielded an ineligible player when they drew ... 

• Child trafficking victims freed in Burkina Faso

  Police found the children, some as young as 6, working deep in gold mines and cotton fields around Burkina Faso. They were unpaid and unschooled.