BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso’s government led by president Ibrahim Traore on Thursday dissolved all political parties and groupings, in a move it says preserve national unity and reform political governance. The decree, adopted during a weekly Cabinet meeting presided over by Ibrahim Traore, also calls for the assets of the dissolved parties to be […]
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Coup Attempt in Burkina Faso Thwarted
BURKINA FASO – A coup attempt in Burkina Faso against President Capt. Ibrahim Traore, orchestrated by the former transitional president Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was thwarted, according to a government statement on Tuesday. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana told national television RTB that the plot, which had been planned for late Saturday, was foiled “thanks […]