http://www.therepublic.com/feed/place/bcefd9d87e37100489a5df092526b43e Ouagadougou News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5c073a5f9f5441f8974876c62cce658a/AF--Burkina-Faso-Opposition-Protesthttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5c073a5f9f5441f8974876c62cce658a/AF--Burkina-Faso-Opposition-ProtestOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate. The opposition claims the Senate is a backhanded way for the ruling party to stay in power in the event of the death in office of President Blaise Compaore.]]>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:55:13 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2c18f73b1bfc4e9795cd719a51d14d48/AF-Mali-Rebelshttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2c18f73b1bfc4e9795cd719a51d14d48/AF-Mali-RebelsOUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Talks will resume soon between the Malian government and an ethnic Tuareg rebel group whose influence has been growing in the country's north, Burkina Faso's foreign minister said Monday.]]>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:40 -0400