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Exclusive: Burkina charges former coup leader over murder of Sankara
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Exclusive: Burkina charges former coup leader over murder of Sankara

Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged a general who led a failed coup in September with complicity in the 1987…
Kabore wins Burkina Faso presidential election
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Kabore wins Burkina Faso presidential election

Roch Marc Kabore was proclaimed the winner of the presidential election in Burkina Faso and will become the country's first…
Burkina Faso votes to choose first new leader in decades
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Burkina Faso votes to choose first new leader in decades

Burkina Faso voted on Sunday in an election to choose the country's first new president in decades, a year after…
Burkina Faso to choose first new leader in three decades
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Burkina Faso to choose first new leader in three decades

Burkina Faso votes in its first free election in three decades this weekend, choosing a replacement for long-time leader Blaise…
Burkina Faso’s president returns to office after coup
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Burkina Faso’s president returns to office after coup

The interim president of Burkina Faso has been reinstated a week after being deposed in a military coup, local media…
Interim president Kafando ‘back in power’ after Burkina coup leaders withdraw
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Interim president Kafando ‘back in power’ after Burkina coup leaders withdraw

Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando said on Wednesday he was back in charge and had restored a civilian transitional…
Burkina coup leader says in charge as surrender deadline passes
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Burkina coup leader says in charge as surrender deadline passes

The leader of a coup in Burkina Faso said on Tuesday he was still in charge despite the passing of…
Burkina to return to civilian rule after coup, mediator says
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Burkina to return to civilian rule after coup, mediator says

Burkina Faso will reinstate an interim government led by President Michel Kafando, Benin's leader Thomas Boni Yayi said on Saturday,…
Burkina Faso’s interim government dissolved: military officer
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Burkina Faso’s interim government dissolved: military officer

Burkina Faso's interim president, Michel Kafando, has been stripped of his functions and the government dissolved, a military official said…
Burkina Faso set to appoint army’s Zida as prime minister
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Burkina Faso set to appoint army’s Zida as prime minister

Veteran diplomat Michel Kafando, just sworn in as Burkina Faso's interim president to oversee a year-long transition to civilian rule,…
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