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After Mali, France fears bust-up with junta-led Burkina Faso

Demonstrators protest in Ouagadougou

Demonstrators protest in Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou while holding an anti-France banner on January 25, 2022.  PHOTO | OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT | AFP

By  AFP

Paris

France fears a repeat of its disastrous falling-out with Mali in junta-ruled Burkina Faso, where another domino in its military cooperation against West African jihadists could topple.

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