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Sahel: Burkina Faso coup leader removed by another coupF

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Security forces fired tear gas to disperse angry protesters outside the French embassy in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday, as unrest simmered in the impoverished West African nation following a reported second...
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Sahel: Regime in Chad abandons path to democracy, junta leader Deby seeks perpetual reignF

Chad on Saturday extended the transition period to democratic elections and agreed junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno could run on the ballot, despite international opposition.  The decisions were made by a national reconciliation dialogue forum, which has been...
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Sahel: Uncertainty in Ouagadougou as Burkina Faso descends into chaosF

By Olympia de Maismont with Pierre Donadieu in Abidjan: Shots rang out before dawn on Friday around Burkina Faso's presidential palace and headquarters of the military junta, which itself seized power in a coup last January, witnesses told AFP.  The government said...
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Tunisia: Hundreds of policemen protesting after colleagues were arrested for demanding right to unionizeF

More than 200 police officers protested in Tunisia's second city of Sfax on Wednesday to demand the release of eight arrested colleagues and defend their right to unionise, an AFP correspondent said. Responding to a call from the SNSI police union, the plainclothes...
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