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Burkina Faso to hold presidential, legislative elections on Nov. 29 — Govt

Burkina Faso's government has set Nov. 29 as new date for presidential and legislative elections, seeking to get transition to democracy back on track in the wake of failed one-week coup in September.

burkina-faso-mapBurkina Faso’s government has set Nov. 29 as new date for presidential and legislative elections, seeking to get transition to democracy back on track in the wake of failed one-week coup in September.

A statement by the government on Thursday said the decision was reached during cabinet meeting.

It would be recalled that longtime leader Blaise Compaore was forced out of office last year following an uprising and since then the interim President Michel Kafando had been in power .

In a related development, the government, which beefed up security on main roads since the coup, said it was setting up a defence council and a national intelligence agency.

It said “the two bodies would allow better management of the country’s defence and security.’’

In another security measure, it had banned vehicles with tinted windows and improper paperwork from the roads.

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