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Regional Deal Takes Aim At Coup Crisis; Criticism Mounts At Home

September 21 2015

Burkina Faso

Mediators claim to have brokered a draft arrangement to end the crisis in Burkina Faso, reports Euronews.

The political crisis was brought on by a coup last week, reports Reuters.

A deal was announced Sunday by Senegal's President Macky Sall, the current chairman of the West African ECOWAS bloc. The deal will be submitted to regional leaders on Tuesday for approval.

Under the proposal, a vote in Burkina Faso originally scheduled for Oct. 11 could be pushed back as late as...

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