Burkina Faso bans homosexuality as Africa's coup belt rejects the West
Three West African nations ruled by military commanders after recent coups are speaking with one voice to reject Western influence.
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The mutinous military officers say they have placed the president under house arrest in what could be the 8th African coup in 3 years.
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Army officers appear on state TV in Burkina Faso to declare new coup
More than a dozen soldiers have appeared on Burkina Faso's state broadcaster to declare they have overthrown the country's coup leader.
Nun released after kidnapping in Africa
An 83-year-old nun from Louisiana is safe and sound in U.S. custody nearly 5 months after she was abducted from her bed in west Africa. Sister Suellen Tennyson was kidnapped in April amid escalating violence and jihadi attacks in Burkina Faso.
83-year-old nun released 5 months after she was kidnapped in Burkina Faso
"We are grateful to God for the safety of Sr Suellen," the Archbishop of New Orleans said in a Facebook post.
83-year-old American nun kidnapped in Burkina Faso, diocese says
Sister Suellen Tennyson had been working in the nation since 2014, her diocese said.
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