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Added on the 21/03/2018 10:02:40 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The new self-proclaimed leader of the military junta ruling Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, parades in the streets of Ouagadougou and hails the cheering crowd. IMAGES
Protesters and the military, who claim to have taken power in Burkina Faso, head for the national television station in the capital Ouagadougou. In the same area of the city, demonstrators gather in front of the French embassy, setting fire to barriers and throwing stones inside the building while some wave Russian flags. IMAGES
The French embassy in Burkina Faso is targeted by angry protesters and a fire breaks-out as the situation remains unclear in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso's army dismisses a claim by junior officers that they had seized power in the West African country. IMAGES
Supporters of Burkina Faso's new ruling junta rally in the capital Ouagadougou, a day after soldiers overthrew the government of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. IMAGES
Court proceedings resume in the murder case of Ecuadoran presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who died in a shooting shortly before the country's 2023 election. Five suspects are on trial, some with ties to "Los Lobos," one of the main gangs in Ecuador fighting for control of the drug trade that has led to a spike in violence in recent years within the small South American country. IMAGES