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In September 2015, a regiment loyal to ousted leader Blaise Compaore mounted a coup against the country’s transitional government

Parliament said it had halted the project due to the backlash ahead of a planned street protest on Saturday

The nine members of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HGSF) were arrested in a police crackdown in May

Preliminary results released by the electoral commission gave the ruling Union for the Republic 895 of the 1490 seats

The country’s 3.4 million eligible voters are called to elect 1,527 municipal councillors to six-year terms, renewable twice, in 117 towns.

Nigeria had been a key backer of the plan for several years, yet suddenly pulled out last March

Abiri denies charges of sending text messages to oil companies threatening to blow up their facilities

“I hereby notify you of my decision to step down. This unfortunate controversy is based only on untruths.” -Aliou Sall

More than 1,000 people have fled their homes because of the unrest in the region

In early June, Boni Yayi had received a court summons but his lawyers had refused due to his health problems