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France has recalled its ambassador from Burkina Faso, a day after agreeing to demands from the ruling junta to pull out troops. Burkina Faso was a former French colony. The French foreign ministry issued a statement towards this effect.
France has recalled its ambassador from Burkina Faso, a day after agreeing to demands from the ruling junta to pull out troops. Burkina Faso was a former French colony. The French foreign ministry issued a statement towards this effect.
Burkina had recently asked France to withdraw within a month its contingent of some 400 troops currently stationed in the country. Paris agreed to do so, marking the latest scaling down of France’s military presence in the Sahel region. The military junta in neighbouring Mali also insisted French troops leave.
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French President Emmanuel Macron withdrew the deployment as a part of its anti-jihadist mission. There are reports about the increasing influence of Russia, in particular through the presence of mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a militant outfit said to be closely linked to President Vladimir Putin.
