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27 Nov 2015

After roller-coaster year, Burkina votes for new President

After a rocky year that saw Burkina's people rise up to oust a longtime leader and then repel a military coup, the west African nation on Sunday elects a new president in a vote hailed as a fresh start for the country.

02 Oct 2015

Burkina Faso coup leader hands himself in

General Gilbert Diendere, who had said several times that he was willing to face justice following the September 17 putsch, was being held at the Paspanga police base yesterday near the centre of the capital Ouagadougou.

01 Oct 2015

Burkina Faso coup leader hands himself in

General Gilbert Diendere, who had said several times that he was willing to face justice following the September 17 putsch, was being held at the Paspanga police base yesterday near the centre of the capital Ouagadougou.

27 Sep 2015

Burkina Faso freezes assets of failed coup leader

25 Sep 2015

Burkina Faso cabinet dissolves coup guards unit

Burkina Faso`s interim cabinet on Friday dissolved the presidential guards unit which staged last week`s abortive coup, as it held its first meeting following the takeover.

23 Sep 2015

Burkina Faso president resumes power after week-long coup

Burkina Faso`s interim President Michel Kafando officially resumed power Wednesday after a week-long coup by renegade troops, whose leader conceded the enterprise had been a "mistake" lacking popular support.

22 Sep 2015

Deposed Burkina president to be returned to office Wednesday: Coup leader

Burkina Faso`s interim president Michel Kafando, who was deposed last week during a coup, will be returned to office on Wednesday, putsch leader General Gilbert Diendere told AFP on Tuesday.

22 Sep 2015

New peace mission for coup-hit Burkina Faso

West African heads of state on Tuesday sought to end a tense stand-off between coup leaders and the army in Burkina Faso, announcing a new peace mission to the troubled nation and a call for non-violence.

17 Sep 2015

Burkina Faso military says takes power, dissolves govt

Burkina Faso`s military said on Thursday it had stripped interim President Michel Kafando of his functions and dissolved the government, seizing power in a coup less than a month before elections meant to restore democracy in the West African country.

16 Sep 2015

Burkina Faso president, PM `held by presidential guard`

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