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🇧🇫 Escalating Violence in Burkina Faso: JNIM Attack Kills 50 Soldiers Amid Sahel Security Collapse

Pan African News Blog Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – In one of the deadliest attacks in recent months, an armed group suspected to be the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) stormed a military base in Burkina Faso, killing approximately 50 soldiers. The assault highlights the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Sahel region, where Islamist…
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August 2, 2025
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso’s Military Leader Ibrahim Traoré Issues Shocking Ultimatum to Ousted President Roch Kaboré: Death or Exile

By Pan African News Blog In a dramatic escalation of Burkina Faso’s political crisis, military leader Ibrahim Traoré has delivered a chilling ultimatum to the country’s ousted president, Roch Kaboré: face execution or accept exile. The threat comes months after Traoré seized power in a military coup, plunging the West African nation into further instability…
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July 3, 2025
Assassination Attempt on Ibrahim Traoré Thwarted: Foreign Nationals and Explosives Plot Uncovered in Burkina Faso

On April 6, 2025, Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, survived a significant assassination attempt, marking the 18th such incident since he assumed power in 2022. The plot, involving both military personnel and civilians, was thwarted by Traoré’s close protection team before it could be executed citeturn0search9. Arrests and Foreign Involvement In the aftermath,…
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April 13, 2025