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World Briefing | Africa: Burkina Faso: Deaths Reported In Clash
nytimes.com 13 hours, 6 minutes agoThe governor of the northern region of Burkina Faso says at least 30 people from the Peul ethnic group have been killed and about 1,000 displaced in ethnic clashes on the border with Mali.
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Burkina Faso Sets December 2 Legislative Poll
yahoo.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoOUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso will hold elections on December 2 to elect deputies to an increased 127-member parliament from the current 111, the government of the West African nation said on Thursday. The election, which will coincide with municipal polls, follows a turbulent 2011 for the cotton and gold producing nation, which saw protests and army mutinies over salaries and living conditions that threatened the 25-year rule of President Blaise Compaore. Compaore's ruling Congress for Democracy and


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