Burkina Faso General Elections 2020 Begins

Africa | Burkina Faso November 22, 2020

Voters in Burkina Faso on November 22, 2020 went to polling stations to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly, in the country’s general elections. Incumbent President Roch Marc Christian Kabore who is seeking a second five-year term in office, is facing challenge from three other presidential nominees.

The elections are, however, said to be marred by violence from some extremist factions.

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