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In Niger, the terrorist group Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) released a statement in which it criticized the summit of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
In Niger, the terrorist group Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) released a statement in which it criticized the summit of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger and did not recognize the formation of a new confederation of these countries. β [FPL] considers the summit to create the proposed confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States to have…
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West African bloc says it risks disintegration if junta-led states leave
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday the region risked disintegration and worsening insecurity after junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger made clear their intentions to leave the bloc by signing a confederation treaty. The Alliance of Sahel States treaty, signed on Saturday, underscored the three countries’ determination to turn their…
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Burkina Faso received a large quantity of Chinese MRAPs from China:
π¨π³π§π« Burkina Faso received a large quantity of Chinese MRAPs from China: 50 x Norinco CS/VP14 and 40 Norinco VP11. #BurkinaFaso #China π° Subscribe to @MilitaryNewsENπ° Join us @MilitaryChatEN
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Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
Burkina Fasoβs military rulers will remain in power for another five years after national talks ended in agreeing to extend the transition back to democracy by 60 months from July, according to the text of an approved new charter. βThe duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024,β Colonel Moussa…
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Burkina Faso authorities accuse Human Rights Watch (HRW) of trying to discredit the country’s image and the professionalism of its armed forces
π§π« This came after the organization released a report accusing the Burkinabe army of deliberately killing 223 civilians, including more than 50 children, in the country’s villages of Nodin and Soro on February 24, 2024. π The country’s government rejected and condemned these “baseless accusations,” noting that Burkinabe forces “at the risk of their lives,…
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Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage
π§π« Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded Voice of America (VOA) for two weeks over their coverage of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings. HRW said the Burkinabe army has repeatedly committed mass atrocities against civilians in the name of fighting terrorism,…
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US accusing South Africa of aligning itself with “malign” Russia & China is a form of colonization, analyst says
πΊπΈπΏπ¦ π¬ “Russia’s preponderance in several countries, in the economic, military, political and ideological spheres, directly influences the US, which is already planning laws to prevent the extension of these partnerships, which they consider to be evil and against American interests,” Carolina Vasconcelos, a researcher at the Conjuncture Assessment Center (NAC) for the Sub-Saharan Africa…
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World military expenditure reaches all-time high of $2,443bln in 2023, Stockholm Institute says
π Global military expenditure increased by 6.8% in 2023 year-over-year and reached a new record high of $2,443 billion, with the three largest spenders being the United States, China and Russia, according to new data published on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. πΈ The US remained the world’s biggest military spender with…
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Burkina Faso and CΓ΄te d’Ivoire defense ministers discuss security and cooperation
Burkina Faso’s Minister of Defense, General Kassoum Coulibaly, and his Ivorian counterpart, TΓ©nΓ© Birahima Ouattara, met yesterday (Friday). They discussed military cooperation. At the end of the meeting, both delegations expressed optimism that relations between their two countries would improve. The issue of joint patrols along the border, suspended for several months, may well have…
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Burkina Faso Armed Forces receive large batch of Turkish Bayraktar drones, government says
π§π«πΉπ· “The transitional president, head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traore, handed over this Monday a large batch of drones to the Ministry of Defense as part of the reconquest of territory and the fight against terrorism,” the office said, adding that Bayraktar TB2 and Bayraktar Akinci drones were procured. The tests of the UAVs were…
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