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Voting underway in French presidential election

If none of the 12 eligible candidates, including President Emmanuel Macron who is seeking a second term, receive an absolute majority of votes on Sunday, a run-off will be held on April 24 between the top two contenders.

Soldier returns

Some in Burkina Faso want Russian forces to replace the French ~ as they have in Mali. Demands for a more effective security strategy had built up through last year, and President Kaboré overhauled first his government and then the military command in a bid to regain the political momentum and restore some stability to the battered northern and eastern provinces.