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lemmy.ca

Actually, Burkina Faso was colonized by the French.

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More recently, it's been a major target of a Russian influence campaign. Russia also has a military presence there via Wagner.

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lemmy.today

Ootl, what does the British empire got to do with Burkina Faso banning homosexuality?

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piefed.blahaj.zone

i think a large part of the problems also stem from being a deeply religious and fundamentalist majority too, though.

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Most problems can be traced back to either the English or the French.

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Glad to see that BF also has some of the lowest life expectancy rates in the world. Deserved. :)

Weird take considering that the new law is pushed onto the people by a military dictatorship.

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I wonder how many people want to get out and just don't know where they can go or how to get there...

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