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, ... 

• 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 

• Mali separatists, Islamists make key pledges

  Ethnic Tuareg rebels have agreed to stop pursuing a separate state in Mali's north, while one of the extremist Islamist groups in the area has pledged ... 

• Burkina Faso parliamentary vote on heels of unrest

  Voters in Burkina Faso lined up for parliamentary and municipal elections on Sunday that come after clashes and army mutinies shook the president's ...