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UN envoy hails satisfactory conduct of Burkina Faso municipal elections

Xinhua, May 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa Mohamed Ibn Chambas on Friday hailed the "satisfactory conduct" of May 22 municipal elections in Burkina Faso.

"I commended president Kabore as well as the government and people of Burkina Faso for the satisfactory conduct of last week local elections," said Chambas, who is also the Head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), told the press.

These elections, he said, "bring a successful conclusion to the transition process in Burkina Faso."

The visit of the UN diplomat in Burkina Faso is part of a tour in G5 Sahel countries grouping Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad. Endit