Abidjan, May 27, 2026 (AFP) - Burkina junta suspends country's biggest student union

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2026-05-27

Burkina Faso's ruling junta has suspended the country's largest student union and arrested its leader, official sources said on Wednesday -- the latest round in a crackdown by the military authorities on independent organisations. The General Union of Students of Burkina (Ugeb) was suspended for three months for "advocating terrorism" by a decree from the minister for territorial administration. The junta, led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, seized po......

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