The junta claimed that it would restore “constitutional order” to Burkina Faso within a “reasonable time.”
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Military Junta Takes Power in Burkina Faso
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Supporters of Burkina Faso's Military Welcome Coup
By Sam Mednick, Stephanie Busari and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Burkina Faso’s army announced it took control of the country on Monday, deposing President Roch Kabore, dissolving the government and parliament, suspending the constitution and shuttering its borders.
Mutinous soldiers ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president hours after surrounding his home. It is the latest in a string of coups across the African continent.
Tonight we focus on a military coup in Burkina Faso. Soldiers took the airwaves of the state broadcaster to announce that Roch Kaboré had resigned. The Constitution has been suspended, the government…
In the latest setback for democracy in Africa, a military coup has removed the democratically elected president of Burkina Faso. There have been recent coups in the region: Mali, Guinea and Chad.
By Sam Mednick, Stephanie Busari and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Burkina Faso’s army said it took control of the country on Monday, deposing President Roch Kabore, dissolving the government and parliament, suspending the constitution and shuttering its borders.
The military has seized power in Burkina Faso and ousted President Roch Kabore. The coup follows days of street demonstrations and uprisings at military bases. The coup leaders say the president because of his failure to rein in jihadist militias.
