Burkina Faso Junta Seeks more than Two Years in Power
A commission established by the military government in Burkina Faso is to recommend a 30-month transition period before the country returns to constitutional rule.
During this period, Burkina Faso will “continue to be led by the officer who seized power last month, Col Paul-Henri Damiba.
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The commission also recommended the establishment of a small government and legislative body – with a maximum of 20 and 50 members respectively.
In January, Burkina Faso became the third nation in West Africa after Mali and Guinea to suffer a military takeover in less than 18 months.
Burkina Faso been “suspended by the regional bloc, Ecowas, which has called the junta to establish a reasonable timetable for returning to constitutional order.
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BBC /Shakirat Sadiq
Burkina Faso Junta Seeks more than Two Years in Power
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