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CLEAN : Blaise Compaoré's shadow hangs over presidential campaign in Burkina Faso
Six years after his exile, the shadow of former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré hovers over Sunday's presidential election in Burkina Faso, where many are hoping for "reconciliation" and the return of "peace (Footage by AFPTV via...
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CLEAN : Burkina: CDP party presidential candidate Komboïgo holds rally in Ouagadougou
Supporters of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) party gather in the capital of Burkina Faso for Eddie Komboïgo's rally, candidate in the presidential election on November 22 (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : General election in Burkina Faso: President Kaboré votes
The President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who is seeking a second term, votes Sunday at 8 am for the general election (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Burkina Faso goes to the polls in shadow of jihadist threat (2)
Burkina Faso will vote in a general election Sunday in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, and with opposition candidates warning of a "massive fraud" at the polls (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Burkina Faso opposition candidate Komboigo holds rally as election nears
Eddie Komboïgo, one of the three favorites in Burkina Faso's presidential election, holds a rally with days to go until polling day (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Burkina Faso's main opposition denounces 'massive fraud' ahead of vote
Burkina Faso's main opposition leader Zephirin Diabre denounces "massive fraud" on the eve of Sunday's presidential election (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Opposition leader Zephirin Diabre votes in Burkina Faso elections
The opposition leader in Burkina Faso, Zephirin Diabre, votes Sunday for the presidential and legislative elections (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : FILE: Two million internally displaced by Sahel violence (UN)
More than two million people have been forced to flee their homes within their own countries' borders owing to violence engulfing Africa's Sahel region, according to the United Nations (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : REFILE: Hughes-Fabrice Zango, engineer and triple jump champion
Triple jump champion Hugues-Fabrice Zango is not only training for the Olympic Games, he is also an engineer and preparing a thesis (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Bodies of Europeans killed in Burkina Faso repatriated, arrive in Spain
The bodies of two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife activist killed during an anti-poaching patrol in eastern Burkina Faso arrive in Spain after being repatriated aboard a military plane (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Burkina President presents new government after sacking two ministers over massacres
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, in power since 2015 and re-elected in 2020 on a promise to bring peace to his country, introduces his new government after sacking the defense and security ministers following the...
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CLEAN : US star Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp in Burkina Faso
Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie on Sunday visited a refugee camp in Burkina Faso sheltering thousands of Malians who have fled jihadist violence in the region (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : "We are scared": Burkina Faso reels after deadliest attack since 2015
There is fear and anger on the streets of Ouagadougou after suspected jihadists massacred at least 138 civilians in the country's volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015...
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CLEAN : Fight against terrorism 'one of our priorities': Le Drian in Burkina Faso
The continuation of the fight against terrorism is one of our priorities, even if the Barkhane model is no longer appropriate," says French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian during a visit to Ouagadougou (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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CLEAN : ECOWAS suspends Guinea after coup and decides to send mission
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, Alpha Barry, announces that the West Africa bloc ECOWAS has decided to suspend Guinea following a military coup in the country, urging a return to "normal constitutional order (Footage by...
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CLEAN : Burkina Faso vows security revamp after deadly attacks
Burkina Faso says that it will overhaul its security forces to cope with a six-year old jihadist insurgency that has claimed more than 1,400 lives and forced 1.3 million people from their homes (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Burkina Faso: Gilbert Ouédraogo takes office as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Colonel-Major Gilbert Ouédraogo takes office as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, saying that he views a large-scale reorganization of the armed forces as a key part of the strategy to fight terrorism in Burkina Faso (Footage...
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CLEAN : Close friend of Burkina Faso president takes over ruling party leadership
The People's Movement for Progress (MPP), the ruling party in Burkina Faso, has appointed the current president of the National Assembly, Bala Alassane Sakandé, as its new leader after an extraordinary congress (Footage by AFPTV via...
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CLEAN : Sankara assassination: Burkinabe ex-leader will not attend 'sham trial' (lawyer)
Former President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, who is the main defendant in a long-awaited trial on the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, will not attend the court proceedings which are set to open Monday in...
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CLEAN : Burkina Faso lawyers react to Thomas Sankara assassination trial delay
Lawyers react after a military court in Ouagadougou delay and decide not to record the long-awaited trial of 14 men, including the former president, accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso's left-wing leader Thomas Sankara 34 years...
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CLEAN : Zango makes a triumphant return, giving Burkina Faso its first Olympic medal
Burkinabe athlete Hugues-Fabrice Zango, Burkina Faso's first Olympic medallist, arrives at Ouagadougou International Airport to a warm welcome from his compatriots (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Strongman Iron Biby welcomed home in Burkina Faso after breaking world record
The strongest man in the world Iron Biby is welcomed as a hero at the airport in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by his fans and local officials (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Burkina saved 374 children from traffickers in first quarter, says minister
Burkina Faso authorities rescued 374 children between January and March from being trafficked to neighbouring countries to work in agriculture or small-scale mines, Helene Marie Laurence Ilboudo, minister for humanitarian action, tells...
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CLEAN : FILE: Emmanuel Macron's 2017 visit to Burkina Faso
Images of French President Emmanuel Macron's 2017 visit to Burkina Faso, where he delivered a speech at the University of Ouagadougou, promising a shift in French foreign policy in Africa (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)