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Burkina Faso

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  • On the left is a photo of U.S. commandos on the wing of a plane. On the right are four headshots of the journalists who worked on the project. Overlayed text reads "Behind the Story: The Extent of US Special Forces in Africa."
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    Behind the Story: U.S. Special Forces in Africa

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uJmXtKOlss United States Special Operations forces are the U.S...

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    Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division provide emergency medical care to a simulated casualty during a live-fire exercise alongside British paratroopers from 2 PARA. Image courtesy of the U.S. military's press photos. Kenya, 2018.
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    PART OF: The Extent of US Special Forces Involvement in Africa

    In Burkina Faso, US Troops Train Local Soldiers

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    Sam Mednick
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    August 11, 2020
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    Infantry scouts assigned to CJTF-HOA stay ready with reconnaissance training at Camp Lemonnier. Image courtesy of the U.S. military's press photos. Djibouti, 2020.
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    PART OF: The Extent of US Special Forces Involvement in Africa

    Exclusive: Inside the Secret World of US Commandos in Africa

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    August 11, 2020
  • U.S. Army Sergeant Kevin Fischer, Sight Security Team 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery, signals his security team to fill in the security perimeter, August 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. Image courtesy of the U.S. military's press photos. Djibouti, 2011.
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    The Extent of US Special Forces Involvement in Africa

    Officially, the United States has one military base in Africa. But extensive reporting has revealed...

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    Sam Mednick

    Sam Mednick is a freelance journalist covering Africa and the Associated Press correspondent in Burkina Faso.

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    One-month old Haboue Solange Boue, awaiting medical care for severe malnutrition, is held by her mother, Danssanin Lanizou, 30, at the feeding center of the main hospital in the town of Hounde, Tuy Province, in southwestern Burkina Faso on Thursday, June 11, 2020. With the markets closed because of coronavirus restrictions, her family sold fewer vegetables. Lanizou is too malnourished to nurse her. Image by Sam Mednick/AP Photo. Burkina Faso, 2020.
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    PART OF: The Vulnerable: Unprotected in a Pandemic

    Virus-Linked Hunger Tied to 10,000 Child Deaths Each Month

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    July 28, 2020
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    A farmer is seen extracting the seed out of the cotton crop, in Boromo. Image by Jošt Franko. Burkina Faso, 2015.
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    PART OF: Cotton: The Story Behind the Garment Industry

    Our Cotton Colonies

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    March 21, 2017
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    PART OF: Cotton: The Story Behind the Garment Industry

    A Glimpse of the Workers Who Make Your Clothes

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    Jošt Franko
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    March 2, 2017
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    PART OF: Cotton: The Story Behind the Garment Industry

    The Path of Cotton

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    January 26, 2017
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    @Jostfranko follows the path of cotton from growers and harvesters in Burkina Faso to production in Bangladesh and Romania, and finally Western Europe in the form of retail garments. Image by Jost Franko. 2016.
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    PART OF: Cotton: The Story Behind the Garment Industry

    Jost Franko's Cotton Project on Open Society Foundation Instagram Feed

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    January 9, 2017
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  • Carrying cotton to the collection point in Diongolo, Burkina Faso. Image by Jošt Franko. Burkina Faso, 2016
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    Meet the Journalists: Meta Krese and Jošt Franko

    Why are shirts, jeans, and countless other cotton items we use every day so strikingly cheap? What...

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    PART OF: Cotton: The Story Behind the Garment Industry

    Picking Cotton in Burkina Faso

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    Meta Krese
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    December 24, 2016
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