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Au Burkina Faso, la junte suspend la principale organisation estudiantine et arrête son leader
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With President Donald Trump’s recent trip to China reinforcing the significance of global competition for resources, the head of a diamond-rich African nation that recently discovered rare earth and critical mineral deposits is looking to