Military takeover of Burkina Faso declare themselves the ‘National Council for Democracy’

Burkina Faso’s military has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a coup has taken place weeks before elections.

Military takeover of Burkina Faso declare themselves the ‘National Council for Democracy’

Burkina Faso’s military has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a coup has taken place weeks before elections.

The announcement, broadcast on national television and radio, said the country’s transitional government had been dissolved and the interim president was no longer in power.

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