including Burkina Faso. After two coups, the landlocked nation of 20 million people expelled French forces and turned to Russia for security support. The ruling junta has since joined forces with ...

Burkina Faso’s military government publicly declared the termination of its military pact with France in January 2023, causing around 400 French special forces personnel to leave the country.

France has a large military presence in its former colonies in West Africa A French soldier has been jailed for a year by a court in Paris for molesting girls aged three and five in a hotel ...

Now there is no public support for sending any more troops to Africa even if they are requested by beleaguered African governments. Those African political crises have been a regular feature of ...

Burkina Faso and Niger in the wake of military coups. France is now reconfiguring its military presence in Africa. Senegal is negotiating the withdrawal of French forces by the end of this year ...

Ivorian soldiers conduct an urban reconnaissance exercise under the supervision of French special forces at Camp ... including coup-hit Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — have recently asked the ...

Four French nationals were released after a year in detention in Burkina Faso on Thursday. Relations between France and Burkina Faso deteriorated considerably after Ibrahim Traore come to power ...

“Burkina Faso dropped French as their official language. Removed French colonial ruler’s name from streets. Banned Colonial era Barrister Wigs,” the user posted on X on January 14. The post ...

Burkina Faso's junta-led government said Thursday that it had released four French nationals it called spies, following Morocco-mediated negotiations with France. The West African nation's ...

Their detention came at a low point in France’s relations with its former colonies in the Sahel, including Burkina Faso. After two coups, the landlocked nation of 20 million people expelled French ...