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BURKINA FASO

How religion and politics provide Moscow with a path to influence

In its efforts to gain sway in the Sahel, Russia is increasingly forging links with Burkina Faso's political and civil society circles. In so doing, it enjoys the unprecedented support of Wahhabist organisations. So far, the government has turned down Wagner's advances. [...] (1484 words)
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A demonstrator holding a pro-Russian banner in Ouagadougou, 19 February 2022.
A demonstrator holding a pro-Russian banner in Ouagadougou, 19 February 2022. © Olympia de Maismont/AFP
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Former Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Djibrill Yipènè Bassolé (photo from April 2012). © Issouf Sanogo/AFP
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WEST AFRICA Diplomacy 04/07/2022

From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé 

Legal problems prevent the erstwhile foreign minister of Burkina Faso setting foot in his own country, but that hasn't stopped him discreetly advising junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Thanks to his people skills, he is also doing diplomatic work in Qatar, Ivory Coast and Paris. [...]
Valentina Matvienko, President of the Council of the Russian Federation. © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
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SOUTHERN AFRICA Commodity traders Diplomacy 16/06/2022

Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria 

On a tour of southern Africa, Russian Federation Council leader Valentina Matvienko promised Zimbabwe and Mozambique that their imports of basic necessities would not be hit by the war in Ukraine. But the Kremlin envoy notably did not include South Africa in her trip. [...]
BURKINA FASO FRANCE Diplomacy 25/01/2022

Paris had been planning for months in anticipation of a coup against Kaboré 

The French government had been expecting an event such as the putsch attempt that took place on 23 January since September, and had been on maximum alert for months. On Sunday, Paris was in constant touch with President Kaboré and even offered to evacuate him. [...]
French president Emmanuel Macron with Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Ouagadougou in 2017.
French president Emmanuel Macron with Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Ouagadougou in 2017. © Ludovic Marin/Reuters

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