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Africa Subsaharan
Rebels in Burkina Faso announce they have seized control of the country
2022-01-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] The government and parliament of Burkina Faso have declared the military that seized power in the republic no longer active, leFaso reports on January 24. President Rock Marc Christian Kabore is removed from power.

The corresponding statement was made today, January 24, by representatives of the Patriotic Movement for Protection and Restoration, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba .

The rebels announced the closed borders of the republic and the introduction of a curfew from 21:00 to 05:00.

Courtesy of Frank G.:
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[JPost] This wouldn't happen if it was still Upper Volta. Oh......wait
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