Africa: An Early Warning Ahead of High-Risk Elections

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Recent events in Burkina Faso, following the 16 September coup d'état, are a grim reminder of what can happen when the run-up to crucial presidential elections goes awry.

Eleven people were killed in the capital Ouagadougou before civil society and the army teamed up and threatened to oust the Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle (the presidential guard, or RSP) responsible for the coup.

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