Bukina faso military has taken over the government of the country in a coup that occurred last night. The Burkina Faso military in a TV broadcast today said it had stripped interim President Michel Kafando of his functions and dissolved the government.
This coup comes less than a month before elections meant to restore democracy in the West African country.
Burkina Faso was plunged into chaos yesterday night when the elite Republican Guard, a pillar of long-time former President Blaise Compaore's regime, seized President Kafando, Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida, and two ministers.
