Spotlight | Burkina Faso
Climate of insecurity compromises Roch Marc Christian Kabore's chances for 2020

Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore's term will end next year.
Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore's term will end next year. © Reuters
Roch Marc Christian Kabore is just twenty months away from running for a second term as president in November 2020. But his path to re-election is seriously hindered by the unprecedented spread of terrorism since he came to power and [...]
Published on 13.03.2019 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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