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Burkina Faso: President 'Back in Charge' After Coup
Al Jazeera, 23 September 2015
Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage during a coup a week ago, said he was back in power and had restored a civilian transitional government. Read more »
Deposed Burkina Faso Leader Reinstated
Interim President Michel Kafando has announced his return to power and has reinstated the transitional government
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Burkina Faso: Deposed President Reinstated
DW, 23 September 2015
An agreement has been reached to end a tense standoff in Burkina Faso and return the transitional president to power after last week's coup. Deposed President Michel Kafando has… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: No Amnesty for Assassins, Says Civil Rights Leader
JusticeInfo.net, 23 September 2015
Rapper and activist Serge Bambara, alias Smockey, was one of the first to condemn the September 16 coup by Burkina Faso's presidential guard (RSP). He is leader of civil society… Read more »
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Ghana: President Mahama, Four Others to Restore Burkinabe Transition
Ghana Govt., 22 September 2015
President John Mahama will on Wednesday travel to Ouagadougou with five other ECOWAS Leaders to see to the implementation of the sub-region's decision to ensure the reinstatement… Read more »
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West Africa: ECOWAS Sends Buhari, Others to Oust Burkina Faso Coupists
Independent (Lagos), 23 September 2015
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sent a delegation to the crisis rocking Burkina Faso to negotiate with the military junta and restor peace to the… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Coup Leaders Warn They Will Hit Back If Attacked
Independent (Lagos), 23 September 2015
Burkina Faso's coup leader said Tuesday he would abide by a deal reached with top African mediators, but warned his men would defend themselves if attacked after the army entered… Read more »
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Liberia: Burkina Faso - Emergency ECOWAS Summit On 'Unacceptable' Coup
FrontPageAfrica, 23 September 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari's first ECOWAS summit hosting came at an inopportune time for the Nigerian President, still in the process of sorting out his new government as he… Read more »
InFocus
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West African leaders and their military chiefs are to travel to Burkina Faso to reinstate the country's interim leadership amid a standoff in the capital between an elite ... Read more »
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The army has entered Ouagadougou without resistance, saying they want to secure the surrender of the coup leaders without gunfire or bloodshed. Read more »
