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Mutinous soldiers guard the entrance of the national television station in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso president, apparently detained, calls for unity

Military

Security forces say that Burkina Faso’s president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, has been detained by soldiers. A statement was released by the president urging dialogue on Twitter, but it’s not confirmed if he composed the message himself.

A line of young school children are shown wearing face masks and wearing backpacks and jackets.

At UN, Africa urges fiscal help against virus ‘apocalypse’

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