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Burkina Faso expels three French diplomats accused of 'subversive activities'

The entrance to the French embassy in Ouagadougou pictured on October 3, 2022, after it was damaged by protesters supporting a military coup. © Olympia de Maismont, AFP file photo

Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for "subversive activities", according to a foreign ministry note seen by FRANCE 24 on Thursday.

The three were declared "persona non grata" and told to leave the country within 48 hours, the foreign ministry said in a note dated Tuesday that was sent to the French embassy. 

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