Four officers arrested in Burkina Faso after thwarted coup attempt, prosecutor says
Four officers arrested in Burkina Faso after thwarted coup attempt, prosecutor says
SOURCE →DISPATCH №001 · 17 MAY 2026 · 20:44 UTC1,163,091 SIGNALS241 COUNTRIES7 THEMES
COUNTRY · WESTERN AFRICA
Burkina Faso· BFA
A watch kept across 62 signals — the dominant theme of politics holding near baseline.
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SIGNALS
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DOMINANT THEME
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SENTIMENT
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TOPWORDS
12
SENTIMENT TRAJECTORY · 90D
THEME MIX
POLITICS 44%WARFARE 32%MIGRATION 6%TECHNOLOGY 6%NATURAL-RESOURCES 5%CLIMATE 3%ECONOMICS 3%
TOP TOPWORDS
- 01Burkina Faso0%
- 02West African0%
- 03Mali0%
- 04capital Ouagadougou0%
- 05President Roch0%
- 06country0%
- 07military0%
- 08Ouagadougou0%
- 09African country0%
- 10Ibrahim Traore0%
- 11African States0%
- 12Islamic State0%
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