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News 14 October 2022 In Burkina Faso, talks to adopt transitional charter and designate transitional president begin
News 3 October 2022 In Burkina Faso, transitional government dissolved and constitution suspended after second coup this year
News 28 April 2022 Burkina Faso and Guinea request more time to present transition plans after expiry of ECOWAS deadline
News 28 March 2022 ECOWAS sets deadlines for Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea for a return to civilian rule
News 1 February 2022 In Burkina Faso, junta says constitution is restored after African Union suspension
News 31 January 2022 In Burkina Faso, military leader says return to constitutional order will occur "when conditions are right"
News 17 September 2015 Burkina Faso presidential guard seize president and PM, facing international condemnation
News 6 June 2015 Burkina Faso's Interim President: new constitution needs to be drafted after the October elections
![A protester wearing a Burkina Faso flag attends a protest against the presidential guard in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 16, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]](/sites/default/files/burkina_man_protest_-_reuters_0.jpeg "A protester wearing a Burkina Faso flag attends a protest against the presidential guard in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 16, 2015 [photo credit: Reuters]")
