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Burkina Faso junta extends military rule for another five years

Burkina Faso junta extends military rule for another five years

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with RFI
Published on 2024-05-26 10:13:25

Burkina Faso’s ruling junta will remain in power for another five years under an accord adopted during national consultations on Saturday, delaying the transition back to democracy.

The decision was announced after the signing of a new charter following national talks in the capital Ouagadougou, on Saturday.

“The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from 2 July, 2024,” Colonel Moussa Diallo, chairman of the organising committee of the national dialogue process, said after the talks.

Civil society representatives, security and defence forces and…

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