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France 24

Burkina Faso's junta declares a 36-month transition

The head of Burkina Faso’s junta, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, signed a charter on Tuesday, putting in place a three-year transition period before the country holds elections. The text was signed a little over a month after he led a coup to overthrow the country's elected leader.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso national conference approves 3-year military-led transition

A national conference in Burkina Faso has approved a charter that will allow a junta that seized power in the West African state in January to lead a 3-year transition, a Reuters reporter said.

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Burkinabe military-appointed panel backs ’30-month transition’

The panel’s mandate is to decide on a framework for a political transition after the January 24 coup.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso considering 30-month transition following coup, says presidency source

Burkina Faso is considering a 30-month transitional period to elections following a military coup in January, a source at the presidency said on Wednesday after a commission tasked with making proposals handed its report to the ruling junta.

Reuters

Burkina Faso investigates blast that killed over 60 at gold miners market

One person has been detained and an investigation opened to determine the cause of an explosion that killed scores of people at an informal gold miners market in Burkina Faso, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Dozens killed in explosion at gold mine in Burkina Faso

A strong explosion at an informal gold panning site in southwestern Burkina Faso killed nearly 59 people and injured more than 100 others Monday.

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Explosion reportedly kills 59 near Burkina Faso gold mine

Mining operations in Burkina Faso have become increasingly dangerous at small and larger mines.

Al Jazeera

Dozens killed in explosion at gold mine in southwest Burkina Faso

About 60 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported, citing local officials.

France 24

Burkina Faso award-winner vows to keep defending rights

For Daouda Diallo the threat of death is constant in conflict-riddled Burkina Faso

The Independent UK

'End of an era' as France pulls out of Mali. Was the mission a failure?

France was welcomed as a saviour in Mali in January 2013 after it sent in troops to fight jihadism in the north of the country. Nine years on, the insurgency has grown and many Malians are applauding France's departure, suggesting it failed in its mission.

Radio France Internationale

Exclusive-U.S. halts aid to Burkina Faso after finding military coup occurred

The United States has halted most U.S. aid to Burkina Faso after determining that the January ouster of President Roch Kabore constituted a military coup, triggering aid restrictions under U.S. law, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Reuters

Niger becomes France’s partner of last resort after Mali withdrawal

As France and its European allies prepare to leave Mali, Paris plans to increase its military cooperation with Niger in the fight against Islamist insurgents in the Sahel. But it’s a marriage of convenience as coups and rising anti-French sentiments in the region have left Paris with little choice.

France 24

Uncertainty looms in Mali as France announces troop pullout

France’s announcement that it will withdraw its troops from Mali has been anticipated by many in this West African nation where Malians have protested the presence of soldiers from the former colonial power

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The Conversation

Jihadism and coups in West Africa’s Sahel region: a complex relationship

The political instability and insecurity in some Sahelian states in West Africa has led to the capture of political power by their military in recent times. Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali have all experienced coups.

The Conversation

Sahel security: what a wave of military coups means for the fight against jihadi groups in West Africa – podcast

Mali. Guinea. Burkina Faso. Military juntas in West Africa have seized power in a series of coups in recent months. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we ask security experts what the coups mean for the war against jihadi insurgents in the Sahel – and for the presence of…

France 24

Barkhane, Takuba, Sabre: French and European military missions in the Sahel

France on Thursday announced the withdrawal of its military mission in Mali, Operation Barkhane, after nine years of battling jihadists in the region. At the request of Malian authorities, France launched an intervention in January 2013 to oust Islamists who had taken over much of the north.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina coup leader sworn in as president, promises to fight jihadist insurgency

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was sworn in as Burkina Faso's new president Wednesday, just over three weeks after he led a coup to topple the elected head of state Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

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The Independent UK

Burkina Faso junta leader inaugurated as nation's president

Burkina Faso’s junta leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been sworn in as president Wednesday, less than a month after mutinous soldiers seized control of the West African country in a coup

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso coup leader Damiba inaugurated as president

Swearing-in ceremony takes place some three weeks after military coup that overthrew Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

The Conversation

Why West Africa has had so many coups and how to prevent more

West Africa’s latest successful coup, in Burkina Faso on 24 January 2022, has renewed unease about coups “returning” and democracies “dying” in Africa. The recent attempt in Guinea-Bissau, too, recalled the first decades after independence, when coups were rampant.

Radio France Internationale

As French forces kill 10 suspected islamists, Sahel instability persists

French counter-terrorism forces based in West Africa have killed ten suspected jihadists accused of involvement in a massacre of police officers in Burkina Faso last November.

Radio France Internationale

Deadly attacks on Benin's northern border raise fears of jihadist intrusion

Nine people including a Frenchman were killed this week in attacks in a national park in Benin's remote north bordering troubled Niger and Burkina Faso.

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso's junta leader is declared president by council

Burkina Faso’s Constitutional Council says that junta leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been declared president

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Coups are happening where democracy is failing

The latest blow to democracy is the explosion of coups around the world. Weak democratic governments that are failing to deliver are being overthrown. This global phenomenon has been most evident in West Africa.

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