Burkina's leader vows to 'give power back' to civilians

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Burkina Faso’s army-appointed leader on Tuesday promised he would “give power back” to a civilian Government, a traditional chief said, but provided no timetable for the transfer despite intense  international pressure. lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida made the vow in a meeting with the country’s Mogho Naba, the “king” of Burkina Faso’s Mossi people, the latter said. The meeting was one Zida and other military officers were holding with local leaders and envoys from abroad following the Army’s power grab yesterday after a popular uprising toppled president Blaise Compaore.    

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