Tag: Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso to withdraw mining permits granted to companies from countries that refuse to sell military equipment to the country
The announcement was made by the country’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, during an address to the nation. “Some [powers] have refused to sell us [military] equipment, have blocked the equipment we have bought from certain countries because they have the license for certain components,” President Traore said, adding that “these powers mine minerals in Burkina…
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Another 10 thousand soldiers will be recruited into the Burkina Faso army to strengthen the armed forces.
This was stated by the President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, during his address to the current forces. “Terrorists have no religion. There is no alliance with terrorists: either we fight them, or they fight us. We chose the fight. To achieve this, we have doubled our weapons. To strengthen our army, 10 thousand soldiers…
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Burkina Faso junta adopts draft law to criminalise homosexuality
DAKAR – Burkina Faso’s military junta said it has adopted the draft of an amended family code that criminalises homosexuality. The West African nation has been among just 22 out of 54 countries on the continent that allow same-sex relations, which are punishable by death or lengthy prison terms in some states. Burkina Faso has…
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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. “ [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:
🇨🇳🇧🇫 Burkina Faso received a large quantity of Chinese MRAPs from China: 50 x Norinco CS/VP14 and 40 Norinco VP11. #BurkinaFaso #China 🔰 Subscribe to @MilitaryNewsEN🔰 Join us @MilitaryChatEN
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Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
Burkina Faso’s 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. “The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024,” 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
🇧🇫 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. 👉 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
🇧🇫 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
🇺🇸🇿🇦 💬 “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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