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Burkina Faso junta expels 3 French diplomats over alleged 'subversion'

The military Junta in Burkina Faso has expelled French diplomats amid deteriorating relations with France. [ more ]

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After Wagner, Russia makes new military plans in Africa DW 02/09/2024

Russia has sent 100 military staff to Burkina Faso to help protect the country's military junta leader and the general public from terrorist attacks.

The new unit, called the Russian Africa Corps, will be directly subordinate to Russia's Defense Ministry and will take over from the defunct Wagner Group. [ more ]

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Russia's new military plans in Africa DW 02/09/2024

Russia has deployed 100 military staff to Burkina Faso to assist the military junta and protect against terrorist attacks.

These soldiers will be taking over from the Wagner Group, a private military contractor, and will be directly accountable to the Russian Ministry of Defense. [ more ]

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Aung San Suu Kyi's son fears Myanmar military will use her as human shield

Aung San Suu Kyi's transfer to house arrest may be a ploy by the military junta to use her as a human shield. [ more ]

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Will Russian aid for Myanmar give Moscow an Asian foothold? DW 02/08/2023

As Myanmar this month marks two years since the country's democratically elected government was overthrown in a military coup, Russia remains a key supporter of Myanmar's ruling junta, both diplomatically and materially.Myanmar did not join in the international condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last February, and Moscow has consistently blocked UN Security Council resolutions condemning Myanmar's coup.

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France to respect Burkina Faso's request to withdraw troops within a month

Issued on: 25/01/2023 - 16:36 In this file photo taken on November 14, 2019 Soldiers of the French Army patrols the village Gorom Gorom in Armoured Personnel Carriers during the Barkhane operation in northern Burkina Faso.Michele Cattani, AFP France will respect the terms of Burkina Faso's request to withdraw its forces from the West African country within a month, France's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

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Burkina Faso gives French troops a month to leave, says local media

File photo of French soldiers searching for IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) in northern Burkina Faso taken on November 12, 2019.Michele Cattani, AFP Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday.

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Beauty queen who escaped Myanmar's military and now lives in P.E.I. shares her story during Canadian tour | CBC News

The Burmese model and beauty queen who spoke out against the military junta in Myanmar while on an international stage in Thailand last year is living in Charlottetown and sharing her story to raise awareness about what's going on in her home country.Thaw Nandar Aung, 23, who also goes by the name Han Lay, has been in Prince Edward Island since September.

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Myanmar Frees Former British Ambassador and Others in Amnesty

Myanmar's military junta said Thursday it was releasing and expelling four foreign prisoners as part of a broad amnesty that also includes dozens of political prisoners.The four are Victoria Bowman, a former British ambassador to Myanmar; Sean Turnell, an Australian academic; Toru Kubota, a Japanese documentary filmmaker; and U Kyaw Htay Oo, a Burmese with United States citizenship who had been working as a gardener at the home of the country's imprisoned civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Burkina Faso's junta leader is named transitional president

Capt. Ibrahim Traore officially became Burkina Faso's transitional president Friday, two weeks after he seized power in the country's second coup this year, but he will be ineligible to run for the office when elections are held.

Nytimes

Fighting a Brutal Regime With the Help of a Video Game

Opponents of the coup in Myanmar have flocked to a new online game that lets players shoot virtual soldiers while raising money for the real-life resistance.

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German parliament authorizes troops to stay in Mali for one final year

German lawmakers on Friday gave the go-ahead for the country's troops to stay in Mali for up to another year, part of a plan to bring Germany's involvement in a U.N. military mission in the West African nation to an orderly end.Parliament approved the new and final mandate for German troops' participation in the U.N. mission known as MINUSMA by 375 votes to 263, with one abstention.

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Famous poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned after a coup, according to a new report

Chilean writer, poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda answers journalists' questions in 1971.STF/AFP via Getty Images International forensic experts delivered a report to justice officials in Chile today regarding the death of the South American country's famous poet Pablo Neruda some 50 years ago.A nephew of Neruda tells NPR that scientists found high levels of poison in the poet's remains.

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France politics

France to 'respect' Burkina Faso's request and pull troops DW 01/25/2023

01/25/2023January 25, 2023 Burkina Faso had asked France to withdraw its troops from the West African country within a month.French forces were in Burkina Faso to fight insurgents.France's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that French troops would leave Burkina Faso within a month following a request from the West African nation.

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France to Pull Troops Out of Burkina Faso, as Its Unpopularity in Africa Grows

French troops in Burkina Faso will leave the West African country within a month, officials in France said on Wednesday afternoon, in the latest deterioration of relations between France and a onetime African ally.Anne-Claire Legendre, the spokeswoman for the French foreign ministry, said France had been notified by Burkina Faso's government on Tuesday that it was withdrawing from a military accord struck in 2018, and that therefore France had a month to leave the country.

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Mali Pardons Ivorian Soldiers It Had Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

The military junta that controls Mali pardoned 49 Ivorian soldiers and suspended their prison sentences, ending a diplomatic dispute that highlighted the growing isolation of the West African country and its strained relations with its neighbors.The decision, announced late on Friday, came a week after the soldiers, who had been detained nearly six months ago, had received sentences of 20 years.

Nytimes

Main Target of Russian Mercenaries in Africa Is Civilians, Report Says

Newly released data seen by The New York Times suggests that the Kremlin-affiliated Wagner Group plays a central role in violence against civilians in the Central African Republic and Mali.

Nytimes

French Soldiers Quit Mali After 9 Years, Billions Spent and Many Lives Lost

The last unit of the French military mission, Operation Barkhane, crossed into neighboring Niger, from where France will run its counterterrorism efforts in the region.

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Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners in mass amnesty, including former UK ambassador

Myanmar's military run-government has released almost 6000 prisoners under mass amnesty, including an ex-British diplomat, an Australian economist, and a Japanese documentary maker, to mark its National Day.The military junta, which overthrew the democratically elected government in a 2021 coup, said it will grant pardons to the foreign nationals Australian economist Sean Turnell, former UK ambassador Vicky Bowman, Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota and a US citizen, state media confirmed.

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Britain to withdraw peacekeepers from Mali

Britain is to withdraw its peacekeeping troops from the West African state of Mali despite rising Islamist activity in the region, the Government has announced.Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said the 300-strong UK contingent with the United Nations peacekeeping mission is to end its three-year deployment early.

The Independent

Johnson pays tribute to Falklands War veterans

Boris Johnson has paid tribute to British forces who liberated the Falkland Islands from the Argentinian invaders, saying they had achieved what "many thought was impossible".

Nytimes

Irene Papas, Actress in 'Zorba the Greek' and Greek Tragedies, Dies at 96

She was best known for commanding movie roles in the 1960s but received the greatest plaudits for playing heroines of the ancient stage.

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Irene Papas, Actress in 'Zorba the Greek' and Greek Tragedies, Dies at 96

She was best known for commanding movie roles in the 1960s but received the greatest plaudits for playing heroines of the ancient stage.

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