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Burkina Faso counts ballots; extremist threats affected vote

by Sam Mednick
| November 23, 2020 4:31 AM

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Votes are being counted in Burkina Faso after Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections, where threats of extremist violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State prevented parts of the country from casting ballots.

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