Burkina Faso Army Asks Coup Soldiers to Disarm

Burkina Faso's army says its troops are moving toward the capital, Ouagadougou, with the intention of disarming the presidential guard that seized power in a coup last week. A military spokesman, Captain Herve Ye, tells VOA's French to Africa Service that the army has issued a communique asking the presidential guard to surrender and move to an army base near Nation's Square, a public gathering place in the capital. He said the army is waiting for a response from the guard,...

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