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What Next for Burkina Faso’s President?
President Blaise Compaoré is increasingly cornered, and must adopt a series of urgent reforms to avoid further waves of unrest in the country, say West African analysts.
Burkina Faso Prime Minister Resigns After Country’s Presidential Poll
The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Tertius Zongo, has handed in his resignation and that of his government to President Blaise Compaore, official sources in Ouagadougou told APA on Thursday.
Burkina Leader in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire to Defuse Pre-election Tension
Newly re-elected President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, the Ecowas facilitator in the Ivorian crisis, on Saturday morning arrived in Abidjan, where he is expected to hold a series of talks with the two “finalists” of Sunday’s runoff poll, which...
African Union Chairperson Welcomes Smooth Conduct of Election in Guinea
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Jean Ping, has welcomed the serene and peaceful atmosphere in which the second round of the presidential election in Guinea took place on Sunday, with the presence of several election observer missions,...
Violence Ahead of Guinea’s Presidential Runoff
Many people were wounded over the weekend in Conakry in the aftermath of clashes between the supporters of the Guinea Union of Democratic Forces (UFDG) of Cellou Dalein Diallo and those of the Guinea People’s Rally (RPG) of Alpha Condé, as part of...
President of Burkina Faso Appoints Mansa Ountana to Monitor Presidential Election in Togo
The president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, facilitator of the inter-Togolese dialogue, has appointed Mansa Ountana as “special representative” to monitor the March 4th presidential election in Togo ; official sources told APA on Thursday...
Burkina Faso Leader Urged to Help Settle Ivorian Political Crisis
Ivorian opposition leader Alassane Ouattara has expressed his hope that Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré, acting as the Ivorian crisis facilitator, will help resolve the institutional crisis in Côte d’Ivoire following the dissolution on 12 February...
Jean Marie Doré has been Confirmed As Guinean Premier
Jean Marie Dore, the leader of the “Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée” (UPG – Union for the Progress of Guinea) has been appointed Prime Minister, Head of Government by a decree issued Thursday in Conakry by the acting president of the Guinean...
