Burkina Faso cuts diplomatic ties with France as Sahel realignment with Russia deepens
mutual enmity
France and Burkina Faso have severed diplomatic relations, marking the latest stage in the rapid collapse of Paris’ influence across the Sahel and underscoring the growing alignment of military-led governments in West Africa with Russia, Turkiye and China.
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The Africa Report
The break between Paris and Ouagadougou is complete. Announced by Burkina Faso on 26 June and followed days later by France‘s reciprocal expulsion of Burkinabè diplomats, it is the culmination of nearly three years of steadily worsening relations since Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in a military coup in September 2022.
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