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At least 43 killed in Burkina Faso attack
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Two days of mourning have been declared in Burkina Faso after 43 people were killed by unknown assailants.
Also, the influential emir of Kano, in northern Nigeria, has been sacked by his own state government.
Plus, the million-dollar trade in trafficking rosewood from Senegal into Gambia.
(Photo: The Yatenga province has witnessed jihadist attacks and violence between rival ethnic militias. Credit: Getty Images)
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Mon 9 Mar 202019:06GMT
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