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Hundreds join anti-France protest in Burkina Faso capital

Hundreds join anti-France protest in Burkina Faso capital

THIAM NDIAGA HUNDREDS demonstrated against France in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou, the latest expression of growing anti-French sentiment in the insurgent-hit West African country. Hundreds gathered in central Ouagadougou on Friday, chanting anti-France slogans and wielding placards calling on the French army to "get out". Some set fire to French flags or used them to collect rubbish. "We want... to show France that we no longer need her," said protester Adama Sawadogo. Relations between Burkina Faso and its former colonizer have soured following two military coups last year spurred partly by authorities' failure to protect civilians from jihadist activity in…
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