The Morning Call
Now, this tuesday in Burkina Faso, more than 80 people go on trial before a military court over the failed 2015 coup. They include two top generals accused of masterminding the plot; generals Djibril
Bassole and Gilbert Diendere who are key allies of former president Blaise Compaore chased from power in October 2014. They are accused of involvement in a failed coup launched in 2015 by
Compaore’s old presidential guard against the transitional government that took power after the veteran leader’s fall.
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Family of arrested Aid Worker calls for immediate release
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Sierra Leone court finds 11 involved in alleged coup guilty
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At least 26 villagers killed in latest violent attack in central Mali
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European aid worker in Central African Republic on hunger strike after spying arrest
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Mozambique: former finance minister on trial in US
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Can Diomaye Faye bring Burkina, Mali and Niger back into ECOWAS?