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Burkina Faso expels reporters from French newspapers 'Le Monde', 'Libération'

A photograph taken on March 21, 2023 shows a plaque bearing the logo of French daily newspaper "Liberation" at its headquarters in Paris. © Stéphane de Sakutin, AFP

Burkina Faso has expelled correspondents from France's 'Le Monde' and 'Libération' dailies, the newspapers said on Sunday, the latest move the junta running the west African country has taken against French media.

Burkina Faso, which witnessed two coups last year, is battling an insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali in 2015.

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