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AU suspends Burkina Faso after coup as envoys head for talks

People take to the streets of Ouagadougou to express support for the coup makers [File: Sophie Garcia/AP Photo[

The African Union (AU) has suspended Burkina Faso a week after a faction of the army announced the removal of President Roch Kabore, as envoys from West Africa and the United Nations head for talks with the coup leaders.

The AU’s 15-member Peace and Security Council on Monday said it had voted to suspend Burkina Faso’s participation “in all AU activities until the effective restoration of constitutional order in the country”.

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