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Burkina Faso: Attackers using vehicle bomb, kill 8, injure 80

Atleasteightpeoplewerekilledandmorethan80injuredintwoattacksinBurkinaFaso'scapital,oneofthemtargetingtheFrenchembassy,securityofficialssaid.SecurityMinisterClem

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At least 18 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso

SuspectedIslamicextremistsopenedfireataTurkishrestaurantinthecapitalofBurkinaFasolateSunday,killingatleast18peopleinthesecondsuchattackonarestaurantpopularwithf

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17 people die in Burkina Faso restaurant attack

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Four West Africa presidents to travel to Burkina Faso to mediate in crisis

​The presidents of Senegal, Togo, Benin and Nigeria were to travel to Burkina Faso's capital city late Tuesday to help resolve the political stalemate following a military coup last week, a security source told Xinhua.

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Burkina Faso's coup leaders promise "inclusive, peaceful" polls

​Burkina Faso soldiers who declared a coup on Thursday after arresting the interim president and his cabinet on Wednesday, have promised to hold "wide-ranging talks" to form a government that will organize "inclusive and peaceful elections."

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Chinese motorcycle company eyes Burkina Faso market

​Okaijia, a Chinese two and three-wheel motorcycles trading enterprise, has held a one-day event here in the Burkina Faso capital, presenting its products to local consumers.

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Burkina Faso army leader willing to handover power to civilians

​Lieutenant-colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida, the incumbent leader of the transition government in Burkina Faso said on Monday he is willing to handover power for a civilian transitional period in the West African country.

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Gunshots fired as army clear protesters in Burkina Faso capital

​Burkina Faso's army fired warning shots and dispersed thousands of protesters from state TV offices in the capital on Sunday as an opposition leader attempted to declare herself the new interim president of the West African country.

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UN chief urges cooperation to tackle climate change in Africa's Sahel

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday called for joint efforts to fight climate change in Africa's Sahel region during his meeting with Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore.