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Burkina Faso Junta Thwarts Assassination; Accuses Ivory Coast

1/8/2026

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The Burkina Faso junta says it thwarted an assassination attempt against Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso's junta.
The junta also accuses Ivory Coast of funding the plot.
The United States added Nigeria and more than twenty other African nations to its visa bond list.
Films from Muslim-majority northern Nigeria are gaining popularity beyond the region.

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The Burkina Faso junta says it thwarted an assassination attempt against Ibrahim Traoré, the leader of Burkina Faso's junta.
The junta also accuses Ivory Coast of funding the plot.
The United States added Nigeria and more than twenty other African nations to its visa bond list.
Films from Muslim-majority northern Nigeria are gaining popularity beyond the region.