Military chief takes over after president resigns

Burkina Faso general in charge and pledges constitutional order

MATHIEU BONKOUNGOU
INTERNATIONAL

THE head of Burkina Faso’s armed forces has seized power after President Blaise Compaore resigned amid mass demonstrations against an attempt to extend his 27-year rule in the West African country. Mr Compaore, who seized power in a 1987 coup, had...

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