New Burkina Faso President Sworn In

Burkina Faso has a new leader for the first time in nearly 30 years, as President Roch Marc Kabore took the oath of office Tuesday. Kabore promised to "preserve, respect, enforce and defend the constitution" in a ceremony from Ouagadougou broadcast live on Burkinabe radio and television. Kabore's swearing-in comes 14 months after former president Blaise Compaore was overthrown in a mass uprising, sparked by an attempt to extend his 27-year-rule. A transitional...

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