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Burkina Faso
Ibrahim Traore turns deaf ear to EU military aid offer

Burkinabe junta leader Ibrahim Traore. © Vincent Bado/Reuters

Two months on from a visit to Ouagadougou by EU representatives to make a fresh offer of security back-up, the Burkinabe junta has still not responded to Brussels. [...]

Published on 03/05/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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Talks between the European Union and Burkina Faso on possible security support recently resumed. The EU is keen to maintain links with the junta led by Captain Traoré, but would freeze any aid plans if Ouagadougou signs a deal with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

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