Former PM Kabore Wins Burkina Faso Polls
The result follows a year of turmoil that saw the West African country's former leader deposed, and the military attempt a coup.
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Burkina Faso: Kabore Elected President of Burkina Faso in Milestone Election
Deutsche Welle, 1 December 2015
Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won Burkina Faso's presidential election, officials said. The result follows a year of turmoil that saw the West African country's former leader… Read more »
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Burkina Faso: Is New Leader Too Close to the Old Regime?
Deutsche Welle, 1 December 2015
New Burkinabe President Kabore faces many challenges, including probing crimes committed under longtime leader Blaise Compaore. It won't be easy. Kabore himself was a member of the… Read more »
Photo: Joe Penney/Reuters
Roch Marc Christian Kabore votes during the presidential and legislative election at a polling station in Ouagadougou on November 29.
InFocus
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Burkina Faso voters have elected a president and parliament, one year after a violent public uprising forced the West African country's long-time leader out of office. Read more »
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"This is a decisive moment for democracy in Africa," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says in an AllAfrica guest column. "In Africa, as elsewhere, there is a deep hunger for ... Read more »
