Burkina Faso's army has reached the capital, Ouagadougou, to seek the surrender of the elite presidential guard who staged a coup last Thursday Negotiations between army chiefs and the presidential guard are under way, security sources said. Both the president and the prime minister have been released. Coup leader Gen...
Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have seized power in a coup, with reports of more than 10 deaths amid protests in the capital, Ouagadougou. A close ally of former President Blaise Compaore has been named the country's new leader, state television reports. French President Francois Hollande condemned the coup in...