The Army has taken over Burkina Faso, an arid, landlocked country located in West Africa. President Roch Kabore who was elected to power in November 2015 (in the wake of an earlier coup that September which stood down) has been deposed, the Constitution suspended, government and assembly dissolved and borders closed. Military spokesmen under the guise of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration or MPSR have announced this action was taken due to the governments inability to deal with the ongoing Islamic insurgency, in the days leading to the coup instability arising as the military demanded more government support in the ongoing efforts to battle said insurgency. Also cited was a general inability to unite the nation to respond to the challenges the nation faced.
The coup leaders have also stated they will restore Constitutional Order after a period of time and enacting a nationwide night time curfew. As stated earlier, Burkina Faso's last coup took place in 2015 though the military coup leaders quickly stepped down and elections took place within a few months afterwards. There have been coups in several nearby countries as well, including Mali, Guinea and Chad.
The coup leaders have also stated they will restore Constitutional Order after a period of time and enacting a nationwide night time curfew. As stated earlier, Burkina Faso's last coup took place in 2015 though the military coup leaders quickly stepped down and elections took place within a few months afterwards. There have been coups in several nearby countries as well, including Mali, Guinea and Chad.
Burkina Faso army says it has deposed President Kabore
In address on state television, mutinous soldiers say they have dissolved the government and suspended the constitution.
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