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Burkinabe junta procures arms via circuitous routes

The junta in Burkina Faso has entered into discussions with several capitals in the sub-region, including Bamako and Abidjan, in a quest to equip both the armed forces and the VDP with automatic rifles. [...]
Published on 09.02.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Before Captain Ibrahim Traore's 30 September coup, France had been relying heavily on Burkina Faso - and Niger - to reorganise its security presence in West Africa following its withdrawal from Mali. It had been preparing a major support plan for the authorities in Ouagadougou but this has now been largely compromised and its future presence in the country rendered uncertain.

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Smoke around the French embassy in Burkina Faso on 1 October.

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