On Thursday 17 February the European Parliament condemned the coup carried out on 24 January by the armed forces against the democratically elected government of Burkina Faso in a resolution adopted by 627 votes to 10 with 47 abstentions (see EUROPE B12877A13).
The European Parliament calls for an urgent return to “constitutional order, including an immediate return to civilian government”.
It also calls for “the immediate and unconditional release of President Roch Marc Kaboré,...