January 23, 2023 10:10 pm | Updated 10:10 pm IST - Ouagadougou
A woman holds her national flag and the Russian flag as people gather to show their support they gather to show their support to Burkina Faso’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Burkina Faso has confirmed it is asking France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month, a government spokesman said Monday.
"We are terminating the agreement which allows French forces to be in Burkina Faso. This is not the end of diplomatic relations between Burkina Faso and France," spokesman Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo told Radio-Television Burkina.
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