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Burkina Faso Coup Leader charged with Crime against Humanity

AMA — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 08:30:49 +0000

Burkina Faso’s army said that a general accused of leading a failed coup last month would be prosecuted on an array of charges, including “crime against humanity”. “Eleven charges have been filed” against General Gilbert Diendere, “notably crime against humanity”, Sita Sangare, the colonel in charge of military justice, told a press conference on Friday. Related: [...]

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Burkina Faso Soldiers enter Ouagadougou to disarm Coup Leaders

AMA — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:34:10 +0000

Burkina Faso army have entered the capital Ouagadougou without resistance after coup leader General Gilbert Diendere said he would hand over power to a civilian transitional government. Army leaders also began surrender talks late on Monday with the elite presidential guard that staged the coup against the government last week. “All units [of the army mobilised [...]

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Burkina Faso to return to Civilian Rule after Military Coup

AMA — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 08:00:46 +0000

Burkina Faso will return to civilian rule and reinstate an interim government led by President Michel Kafando. The decision comes after Benin’s president Thomas Boni Yayi held talks with coup leader general Gilbert Diendere in the capital Ouagadougou. “We may hope again,” Boni Yayi said at a press conference after a third round of talks [...]

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