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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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Army issues Ultimatum to Burkina Faso Coup Leaders

AMA — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:30:36 +0000

Burkina Faso’s army has issued an ultimatum to coup leaders to lay down their weapons or face attack, hours after the elite presidential guard released the country’s prime minister, Yacouba Isaac Zida, from custody. The deadline, which expires at 10:00 GMT on Tuesday, came as talks between the army and the elite presidential guard continued [...]

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Coup Leaders Free Detained Burkina Faso Prime Minister

AMA — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:28:24 +0000

Coup leaders have released the Burkina Faso prime minister, Yacouba Isaac Zida, from custody, Al Jazeera has learnt, as the army and the elite presidential guard continued surrender talks. The prime minister was detained alongside the country’s president and an unknown number of cabinet ministers last Wednesday by presidential guard soldiers who then installed General [...]

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Military Coup: African Union suspends Burkina Faso, to sanctions Coup Leaders

AMA — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 11:22:40 +0000

The African Union (AU) says it has suspended Burkina Faso and set to impose sanctions on coup leaders if they do not release the country’s senior officials and restore the interim government. The AU statement, issued on Friday, followed a meeting of the Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Soldiers from the elite presidential guard [...]

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Burkina Faso Interim President released by the Coup Leaders

AMA — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:36:59 +0000

Military leaders responsible for recent coup in Burkina Faso has reportedly released the country’s interim president detained during the coup that dissolved his government. The military released a statement on Friday saying that Michel Kafando has been released from military custody. The move comes after international condemnation and demands for his release. The interim prime minister [...]

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