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Lieutenant-Colonel Yacouba Issaac Zida (C) arrives at the Place de la Nation square on October 31, 2014 in Ouagadougou after the resignation of Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore. (AFP/Issouf Sanogo)

Army officer takes charge in Burkina Faso, ousting general

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2014 | World

Ouagadougou, Reuters—An officer in Burkina Faso’s presidential guard seized power on Saturday promising to lead the West African country to elections after the resignation of longtime President Blaise Compaore, in an apparent putsch against the military chief of...

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People protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 30, 2014.
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Protesters in Burkina Faso call for Compaore to step down

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 31, 2014 | World

Ouagadougou, Reuters—Hundreds of protesters marched in the capital of Burkina Faso on Friday demanding that President Blaise Compaore step down, a day after the military dissolved parliament and announced a transitional government in the face of violent mass protests....

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A car burns outside the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Theo Renaut)

Protesters march on Burkina presidency after burning parliament

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2014 | World

Ouagadougou, Reuters—Thousands of protesters marched on Burkina Faso’s presidential palace after burning the parliament building and ransacking state television offices on Thursday, forcing President Blaise Compaore to scrap a plan to extend his 27-year rule....