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Burkina Faso junta suspends leading student body, detains its head

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L’entrée de l’université Thomas Sankara, près de Ouagadougou, le15 octobre 2021.

In a significant development in Burkina Faso, the ruling military junta has moved to suspend the nation’s foremost student organization. This action was accompanied by the arrest of the group’s prominent leader, marking a notable escalation in the current political climate near Ouagadougou.

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