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

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France has received a request from junta-ruled Burkina Faso to withdraw its troops from the Sahel country. Around 400 French special forces are currently based in the country in a deployment dubbed "Sabre" The country has followed a similar course to neighbouring Mali, falling out with Paris after a military coup.

Published 4 months ago · Paris, France

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