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Burkina Faso: President Resumes Control Following Attempted Coup

HeadlineSep 24, 2015

In Burkina Faso, President Michel Kafando has resumed control of the country following an attempted coup last week. Kafando was briefly detained by the presidential guard, which is loyal to Burkina Faso’s former longtime president, Blaise Compaoré.

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