Thursday, 17 September 2015

Burkina Faso: Military announces coup d'état

Coup Detat Burkina Faso 17September2015Burkina Faso's interim president, Michel Kafando, has been stripped of his functions and the government dissolved, a military official said on state-run RTB Television on Thursday.

"We have put in place a national democracy council tasked with organising democratic and inclusive elections," said the unidentified official in military uniform.

Yesterday Kafando, his Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet were arrested by the presidential brigade, sparking protests in the capital city.

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