The Transitional Legislative Assembly held its first meeting on Tuesday, March 22, during which the mandates of the deputies were validated by acclamation and the president of the new Assembly was elected. Prof Aboubacar Toguyeni will now chair the debates within the Hemicycle and his mission is to contribute to …
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Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is the leader of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration (MPSR) which overthrew the President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Here are some things we should know about him: Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been at the forefront of the country’s fight against Islamist militants,The …
Read More »Burkina Faso: army confirmed takeover
The army in Burkina Faso confirmed on the evening of January 24, its seizure of power as well as the dissolution of the government of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. The Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration (MPSR), bringing together the putschists, in a press release broadcast on national television, …
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