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Added on the 23/01/2022 18:23:57 - Copyright : AFPTV - First 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
In the streets of Ouagadougou, the army in blocking key streets, carrying arms as well as other military weaponry. This comes after gunfire was heard in the capital overnight. IMAGES
Soldiers are blocking access to the Place de la Nation in downtown Ouagadougou after gunfire was heard in the Burkinabe capital last night. National television is no longer broadcasting and the city's main roads are blocked by soldiers. IMAGES
Images of near-deserted streets in central Khartoum as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals rocks the Sudanese capital for a fourth day. 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