Unions demand release of Burkina army conscripts

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 22, 2023 12:08 am

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's trades union federation on Thursday (Friday in Manila) urged the release of all those forcibly conscripted into the army as the country battles a jihadist insurgency.

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