Burkina Faso

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Sahel alliance closes Bamako summit with common tariff and joint border force, daring ECOWAS to follow through on June deadline

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger agreed Monday to a unified external tariff, a joint border force and a shared diplomatic mission in Moscow, presenting a coordinated answer to the June 15 ECOWAS ultimatum on civilian transitions.

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ECOWAS sets June deadline for Burkina Faso transition plan as Sahel pressure mounts

West African leaders gave Ouagadougou's junta six weeks to publish a binding electoral calendar, the bloc's sharpest move yet against the Sahel breakaway states amid worsening insurgent violence.

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ECOWAS Tightens Sanctions on Burkina Faso Junta as France Pulls Final Troops

West African leaders meeting in Abuja imposed fresh financial restrictions on Ouagadougou and demanded a credible transition timetable, hours after the last French logistics personnel departed northern Burkina Faso.

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ECOWAS Summit Sharpens Sanctions Threat Against Sahel Juntas as Wagner Footprint Grows

West African leaders meeting in Accra warned Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger that secondary banking sanctions could follow within weeks unless the juntas accept a phased transition, even as Russian security contractors expanded their presence in Ouagadougou.

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