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As Wagner spectre looms, EU reaches out to Ouagadougou

A banner of the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore is seen during a protest to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on the 20 January 2023.
A banner of the Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore is seen during a protest to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on the 20 January 2023. © Olympia de Maismont/AFP
Talks between the European Union and Burkina Faso on possible security support recently resumed. The EU is keen to maintain links with the junta led by Captain Traoré, but would freeze any aid plans if Ouagadougou signs a deal with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. [...]
Published on 12.04.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 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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