Burkina Faso braces for new protest as military names interim leader

By Romaric Ollo Hien

Burkina Faso's Lieutenant-Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida (C) leaves after a meeting with the country's military commanders on November 1, 2014 in Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou (AFP) – Burkina Faso’s opposition and civil society leaders warned Saturday against a military takeover and called a mass rally after the army stepped into the power vacuum left by the ouster of president Blaise Compaore.

The military named a high-ranking officer, Isaac Zida, to lead the country’s transition a …read more

Source:: Business Insider

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