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Burkina Faso gives French troops a month to leave, says local media
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22/01/2023 05:19 PM | Click to read full article
Burkina Faso’s army regime advised France it desires its troops stationed within the nation to go away inside a month, the state information company AIB reported. France has 400 particular forces troopers stationed in junta-ruled Burkina to battle an Islamist insurgency, however, relations have deteriorated in current months. France’s most well-liked choice could be to redeploy its forces within the south of neighbouring Niger, the place practically 2,000 French troopers are already stationed.