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UN Security Council ‘concerned’ about Burkina Faso, but stops short of condemnation

File photo of Russia's UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya in the United Nations Security Council 31 January, 2022. AP - Richard Drew

The United Nations Security Council hs refrained from calling Burkina Faso’s "unconstitutional change of government" last month a coup d’etat, but did express “serious concern” in a declaration unanimously adopted by the 15-member group.

The final text called for "release and protection of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and other government officials," , but did not press the junta to "facilitate the rapid return of constitutional order", which French news agency AFP claims was in an earlier draft.

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