Burkina sets up government on 'war footing' | Africanews
Burkina Faso's new government on Wednesday declared its top priority would be to secure the nation's territory, after the latest coup to rock the jihadist-torn Sahel state.
A UN envoy warned in New York that around 4.9 million, or a fifth of the population, need urgent aid in Burkina Faso as many "mothers were forced to feed their children with leaves and salt".
Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem de Tembela outlined the nation's priorities at the first cabinet meeting chaired by Captain Ibrahim Traore, who seized power this month.
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