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France Pulls All Diplomatic Staff from Burkina Faso, Foreign Ministry Says

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France Pulls All Diplomatic Staff from Burkina Faso, Foreign Ministry Says

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France's foreign ministry announced on Monday that it is withdrawing all diplomatic personnel from Burkina Faso. The decision comes after the junta severed ties with France in late June, as The Zioneer reported.

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France's foreign ministry on Monday announced the complete withdrawal of all diplomatic staff from Burkina Faso, the ministry said. The decision comes after Burkina Faso's military junta severed diplomatic relations with France in late June, as The Zioneer reported. The junta's move followed months of escalating friction in West Africa, with France losing influence in the Sahel. No further details on the timeline of the withdrawal have been provided.

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