Is Burkina Faso's Elite Guard Still a Threat?
Despite promises to disarm and the subsequent intervention by the army, some members of the Presidential Security Regiment still refuse to give up their weapons, leaving many to wonder if the elite force will continue to pose a threat to the transition to democracy, writes Mathias Hounkpe for IRIN.
The Presidential Security Regiment (file photo).
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Burkina Faso:
Burkina Faso's Defiant Presidential Guard
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Burkina Faso:
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Burkina Faso:
Call for Restraint in Burkina Faso
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Press Statement, September 30, 2015 Read more »
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Burkina Faso:
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Burkina Faso:
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