Burkina Faso: Roch Marc Christian Kabore leading polls with 54.42 %

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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The candidate of the Movement of the People for Progress (MPP), Roch Marc Christian Kabore, is leading polls with 54.42%, to 29.49% for his main challenger, Zephirin Diabre, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission … Read More

ECOWAS Community Court paves way for Compaore’s party to participate in Burkina election

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Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice Monday nullified the amendment to Burkina Faso’s Electoral Act which excluded some people from participation in the country’s political process. The Nigeria-based court ruled that the April 7, 2015, Protocol … Read More

Burkinabé citizens protest at UN headquarters to oust President Compaoré

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By Isseu Diouf Campbell Several members of New York City’s Burkinabé community gathered at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, across the United Nations headquarters, on June 10, 2014, to protest against any attempt to revise Article 37 of the Constitution that would … Read More