Burkina Faso lifts curfew

BURKINA FASO: Authorities in Burkina Faso on Monday lifted a month-old curfew imposed on the capital Ouagadougou after mutinous soldiers went on a rampage. In a statement, Security Minister Jerome Bougouma said, "the curfew imposed in the commune of Ouagadougou has been definitively lifted from today, Monday, May 16." The curfew was first imposed from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am and later eased to from midnight to 5:00 am.

OUAGADOUGOU, Tuesday, AFP