Burkina Faso

Gen. Honoré Nabéré Traoré, the chief of staff of Burkina Faso’s armed forces, said that he would take the role of transitional head of state after Blaise Compaoré stepped down following protests.

INT'L January 25, 2022

Soldiers Say Military Junta Now Controls Burkina Faso

By Sam Mednick (AP) More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared Monday on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso after detaining the democratically elected president following a day of…