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African Union Suspends Niger Over Coup as 12 troops Die In New Attack
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored.
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Shots Near Burkina Faso President's Home Amid Mutiny Against Government
Shots were heard late Sunday near the home of Burkina Faso's president after soldiers staged mutinies at several barracks to demand the sacking of the country's military top brass and more resources for the battle against Islamist insurgents.
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35 Civilians, 80 Terrorists Killed In Double Burkina Faso Attack
A terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of terrorist violence in the West African country.
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Australian Woman Freed After Kidnap By Al Qaeda In Burkina Faso
An elderly Australian woman kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to Al Qaeda has been freed, neighbouring Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Saturday.
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Burkina Faso Begins 3 Days Of Mourning After Al-Qaida Attack
Burkina Faso began three days of national mourning Sunday and the president said security would be stepped up in the capital and the country's borders after al-Qaida militants killed at least 28 people in an attack on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners.
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Burkina Strike Boldest Yet As Islamist Insurgency Pushes South
In a 2013 speech claiming victory over jihadists in Mali who had seized the north a year earlier, French President Francois Hollande said that if it had not been for his nation's military intervention, "today we would have terrorists here in Bamako".
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Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Visits Hotel Hit By Al Qaeda Attack
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Saturday visited the hotel where 22 people were killed in an attack by jihadist gunmen just hours earlier, an AFP journalist said.
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Francois Hollande Condemns 'Cowardly Attack' In Burkina Faso
French President Francois Hollande condemned the "odious and cowardly attack" in Burkina Faso, where Al-Qaeda linked gunmen launched an assault against a restaurant and a hotel that has left 20 people dead.
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Burkina's Roch Marc Kabore Seeks Mandate From Legislative Poll Results
Burkina Faso awaited the results of parliamentary elections today, with president elect Roch Marc Kabore hoping for strong support for his pledge to bring a "better tomorrow" to the west African country.
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Roch Marc Kabore Wins Burkina Faso Presidential Vote: Electoral Commission
Roch Marc Kabore was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election in Burkina Faso and will become the country's first new leader in decades, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Tuesday.
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Burkina Votes for New President After Year of Upheaval
Voters in Burkina Faso began casting ballots today for a new president and parliament, hoping to turn the page on a year of turmoil during which the west African nation's people ousted a veteran ruler and repelled a military coup.
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Burkina Faso's President Michel Kafando Back in Charge as Coup Fails
The president of Burkina Faso president was back in charge on Wednesday and said he would resume overseeing a transition to democracy, ending a coup by presidential guard soldiers who took him hostage last week.
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Mediator Signals Progress in Burkina Coup Talks; Announcement Sunday
Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi, mediating in post-coup talks in Burkina Faso, promised there would be some "good news" emanating from the negotiations on Sunday.
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French President Francois Hollande Condemns Burkina Faso 'Coup'
French President Francois Hollande today condemned the "coup d'Etat" in Burkina Faso, where the presidential guard has detained the former French colony's interim leader and senior government members.
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Ousted Burkina Leader's Party Candidate Barred From Presidential Vote
Burkina Faso's Constitutional Council on Saturday provisionally cleared 16 candidates for presidential elections in October but declared the candidate of ousted president Blaise Compaore's party ineligible.
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African Union Suspends Niger Over Coup as 12 troops Die In New Attack
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored.
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Shots Near Burkina Faso President's Home Amid Mutiny Against Government
Shots were heard late Sunday near the home of Burkina Faso's president after soldiers staged mutinies at several barracks to demand the sacking of the country's military top brass and more resources for the battle against Islamist insurgents.
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35 Civilians, 80 Terrorists Killed In Double Burkina Faso Attack
A terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of terrorist violence in the West African country.
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Australian Woman Freed After Kidnap By Al Qaeda In Burkina Faso
An elderly Australian woman kidnapped with her husband in Burkina Faso by a group affiliated to Al Qaeda has been freed, neighbouring Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Saturday.
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Burkina Faso Begins 3 Days Of Mourning After Al-Qaida Attack
Burkina Faso began three days of national mourning Sunday and the president said security would be stepped up in the capital and the country's borders after al-Qaida militants killed at least 28 people in an attack on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners.
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Burkina Strike Boldest Yet As Islamist Insurgency Pushes South
In a 2013 speech claiming victory over jihadists in Mali who had seized the north a year earlier, French President Francois Hollande said that if it had not been for his nation's military intervention, "today we would have terrorists here in Bamako".
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Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Visits Hotel Hit By Al Qaeda Attack
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Saturday visited the hotel where 22 people were killed in an attack by jihadist gunmen just hours earlier, an AFP journalist said.
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Francois Hollande Condemns 'Cowardly Attack' In Burkina Faso
French President Francois Hollande condemned the "odious and cowardly attack" in Burkina Faso, where Al-Qaeda linked gunmen launched an assault against a restaurant and a hotel that has left 20 people dead.
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Burkina's Roch Marc Kabore Seeks Mandate From Legislative Poll Results
Burkina Faso awaited the results of parliamentary elections today, with president elect Roch Marc Kabore hoping for strong support for his pledge to bring a "better tomorrow" to the west African country.
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Roch Marc Kabore Wins Burkina Faso Presidential Vote: Electoral Commission
Roch Marc Kabore was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election in Burkina Faso and will become the country's first new leader in decades, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Tuesday.
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Burkina Votes for New President After Year of Upheaval
Voters in Burkina Faso began casting ballots today for a new president and parliament, hoping to turn the page on a year of turmoil during which the west African nation's people ousted a veteran ruler and repelled a military coup.
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Burkina Faso's President Michel Kafando Back in Charge as Coup Fails
The president of Burkina Faso president was back in charge on Wednesday and said he would resume overseeing a transition to democracy, ending a coup by presidential guard soldiers who took him hostage last week.
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Mediator Signals Progress in Burkina Coup Talks; Announcement Sunday
Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi, mediating in post-coup talks in Burkina Faso, promised there would be some "good news" emanating from the negotiations on Sunday.
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French President Francois Hollande Condemns Burkina Faso 'Coup'
French President Francois Hollande today condemned the "coup d'Etat" in Burkina Faso, where the presidential guard has detained the former French colony's interim leader and senior government members.
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Ousted Burkina Leader's Party Candidate Barred From Presidential Vote
Burkina Faso's Constitutional Council on Saturday provisionally cleared 16 candidates for presidential elections in October but declared the candidate of ousted president Blaise Compaore's party ineligible.
