BBC Democracy Day: Can Burundi's president seek a third term?
20 January 2015 Last updated at 00:11 GMT Two terms in power is often considered enough for any leader. Presidents and prime ministers seeking a third term can trigger political crisis. In the...
View ArticleAfrica's plastic recycling entrepreneur
17 October 2014 Last updated at 14:25 BST Burkina Faso in West Africa is the continent's latest country to follow Rwanda in banning plastic bags. Back in May 2014, the new law gave people six months to...
View ArticleArmy chief statement on Burkina Faso unrest
31 October 2014 Last updated at 02:48 GMT The head of the army in Burkina Faso has announced the dissolution of the government, after a day of violent unrest in which anti-government protesters set...
View ArticleBurkino Faso: Army chief Honore Traore takes charge
31 October 2014 Last updated at 17:19 GMT Burkina Faso military chief Gen Honore Traore has announced he is taking over as head of state. President Blaise Compaore announced his resignation following...
View ArticleBurkina Faso transition timeline - in 60 seconds
19 November 2014 Last updated at 16:38 GMT The authorities in Burkina Faso have appointed an army officer, Lt Col Isaac Zida, as transitional prime minister. The announcement comes the day after former...
View ArticleBurkina Faso crisis: Ouagadougou looting and damage
2 November 2014 Last updated at 12:11 GMT Opposition parties and civic groups in Burkina Faso have called a mass rally for Sunday in protest at the army takeover after the resignation of President...
View ArticleBurkina Faso interim president: 'We know we have to get along'
2 December 2014 Last updated at 22:39 GMT Burkina Faso's interim president, Michel Kafando, says he has wider support than the army who took power after President Blaise Compaore was forced to resign...
View ArticleOpposition leader: 'Civilian must head Burkina Faso transition'
2 November 2014 Last updated at 11:00 GMT Opposition parties and civic groups in Burkina Faso have called a mass rally for Sunday in protest at the army takeover after the resignation of President...
View ArticleBurkina Faso riots: State of emergency declared
30 October 2014 Last updated at 17:46 GMT Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament. Mr Compaore declared a...
View ArticleBurkina Faso crisis: Army promises 'transition body'
3 November 2014 Last updated at 06:20 GMT Burkina Faso's military has said it will install a transitional government, days after it seized power as President Blaise Compaore's resigned. The move came...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Tensions mounting after army seizes power
2 November 2014 Last updated at 17:10 GMT Tensions are mounting in Burkina Faso after Army chief Gen Honore Traore seized power following the ousting of Blaise Compaore from his 27-year presidency....
View ArticleBurkina Faso crisis: Nation Square 'empty' after protests
3 November 2014 Last updated at 15:29 GMT Burkina Faso's military has said it will install a transitional government, days after it seized power as President Blaise Compaore resigned. The move came...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Protesters set parliament on fire
30 October 2014 Last updated at 15:28 GMT Protesters in Burkina Faso have sent the parliament building in Ouagadougou on fire. They are demonstrating against proposals from the country's President...
View ArticleBurkina Faso president resigns - in 15 seconds
31 October 2014 Last updated at 17:16 GMT Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has announced his resignation, following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule. Mr Compaore...
View ArticleBurkina Faso's President Compaore: 'What I'm doing is legal'
28 October 2014 Last updated at 19:49 GMT Tens of thousands of people have protested in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, against moves to extend the president's 27-year rule. Security forces fired...
View ArticleBurkina Faso president: 'Only dialogue will restore peace'
31 October 2014 Last updated at 11:45 GMT Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has called on people to put the "interests of the nation above everything else" as hundreds of protesters calling for...
View ArticleBurkina Faso protests: 'Black smoke is all around me'
30 October 2014 Last updated at 13:07 GMT Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament. The BBC's Laeila Adjovi in...
View ArticleBurkina Faso protesters 'want Gen Compaore to step down'
31 October 2014 Last updated at 17:30 GMT Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has announced his resignation, following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule. Military chief...
View ArticleBurkina Faso protests: Compaore's 27 years as president
31 October 2014 Last updated at 10:12 GMT Protesters are gathering for a second day in the Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou, calling on President Blaise Compaore to resign immediately. They are angry...
View ArticleAnti-government protesters march on Pakistan parliament
19 August 2014 Last updated at 22:58 BST Tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators in Pakistan have advanced towards parliament, breaching a designated secure zone in the capital, Islamabad....
View ArticleHaiti leader seeks last-minute election deal amid protests
12 January 2015 Last updated at 04:58 GMT Protests have been continuing in Haiti as President Michel Martelly seeks a last-minute deal with the opposition to resolve a standoff over elections. The...
View ArticlePakistan: Protesters sleeping rough in anti-government rally
21 August 2014 Last updated at 15:30 BST Thousands of demonstrators are camping outside the Pakistani parliament in Islamabad, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over allegations...
View ArticlePakistan protesters march on parliament in red zone
20 August 2014 Last updated at 06:36 BST Thousands of protesters have marched on parliament in Pakistan, demanding the resignation of the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. They broke through barricades of...
View ArticleKurdish protesters break into European Parliament
7 October 2014 Last updated at 11:43 BST About 100 Kurdish protesters have broken through security to stage a protest inside the European Parliament in Brussels. It follows a previous demonstration...
View ArticleProtesters storm Pakistan's state TV station
1 September 2014 Last updated at 11:34 BST The Pakistani army has stepped in to remove anti-government protesters from state TV headquarters in Islamabad, after they stormed the building, taking...
View ArticlePakistan's anti-Sharif demonstrators maintain protest
23 August 2014 Last updated at 03:09 BST Thousands of protesters have defied soaring temperatures and rain to maintain their protest outside the Pakistani parliament in Islamabad....
View ArticleHong Kong protests: Tensions build as CE refuses to resign
2 October 2014 Last updated at 18:53 BST Tensions are mounting among Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners as all of their demands are rejected and the chief executive refuses to resign. Protesters...
View ArticleCzech president Milos Zeman pelted with eggs during speech
17 November 2014 Last updated at 18:08 GMT The Czech President Milos Zeman was booed and pelted with eggs during a speech in Prague to mark 25 years since the fall of communism there. Protesters called...
View ArticleLondon set for smoking crackdown?
15 October 2014 Last updated at 07:39 BST Smoking in London's parks as well as Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square could be banned under proposals submitted to Mayor Boris Johnson. Other councils...
View ArticleKorean Air 'nut rage' executive Heather Cho resigns
9 December 2014 Last updated at 22:30 GMT A Korean Air executive who delayed a plane because she was angry with the way she had been served nuts by an air steward has resigned, the airline says....
View ArticleHong Kong: CY Leung holds news conference
2 October 2014 Last updated at 16:42 BST Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung holds a news conference as a deadline set by protesters for him to resign approaches. He will appear alongside Chief...
View ArticleHong Kong democracy protest unstable after talks postponed
3 October 2014 Last updated at 21:14 BST The situation in Hong Kong is tense and unstable after student pro-democracy demonstrators said they had called off talks with the government after scuffles...
View ArticleKurds protest across Europe against inaction in Kobane
8 October 2014 Last updated at 01:00 BST There have been protests across Europe over Islamic State's attack on Kobane in Syria near the border with Turkey. Kurds and other supporters have been...
View ArticleHaiti PM Laurent Lamothe quits amid protests
14 December 2014 Last updated at 14:50 GMT Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has resigned, after weeks of violent anti-government protests. Elections were due to be called in 2011 but were...
View ArticleCan the humble radio save lives?
8 October 2014 Last updated at 00:16 BST In the isolated villages of Burkina Faso childhood mortality is high. Experts think that a lack of awareness about certain health issues contributes to these...
View ArticleLondon taxi protest near Westminster over Uber app
24 September 2014 Last updated at 21:32 BST Taxi drivers have staged a protest in central London over competition in the capital, which they claim has been a disaster for trade. Drivers are angry about...
View ArticleProtesters in Haiti call for for President Martelly resignation
25 December 2014 Last updated at 09:52 GMT Protesters in Haiti have again taken to the streets as they renew calls for President Michel Martelly to resign and hold long overdue elections. Parliamentary...
View ArticleChile students protest over education reform
10 October 2014 Last updated at 06:08 BST Student protesters have taken to the streets of Santiago, Chile, over the country's education reforms. President Michelle Bachelet has promised changes but...
View ArticleNew contraceptive for women in poorer countries
16 November 2014 Last updated at 03:42 GMT A new way of giving contraceptive injections - in a special device without a traditional syringe - could help more women in developing countries plan their...
View ArticleHong Kong protests: Police move in on protesters
14 October 2014 Last updated at 23:47 BST Crowds of pro-democracy protesters have clashed with riot police in Hong Kong as tensions escalate following more than two weeks of demonstrations. Hundreds of...
View ArticleWater charges: Mass protest across Republic of Ireland
1 November 2014 Last updated at 19:42 GMT Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against the introduction of water charges in the Republic of Ireland. It is believed there...
View ArticleTTIP: Hundreds join protest over trade deal
11 October 2014 Last updated at 18:23 BST Protestors gathered in Parliament square to demonstrate against the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The agreement between the UK and EU aims...
View ArticleBrussels anti-austerity protesters clash with police
7 November 2014 Last updated at 02:51 GMT Clashes have erupted between Belgian police and anti-austerity protesters in central Brussels after a largely peaceful march by about 100,000 workers. Several...
View ArticleHong Kong protests: Are campaigners passionate or spoiled?
1 October 2014 Last updated at 22:59 BST Student demonstrators in Hong Kong have vowed to step up their mass pro-democracy protests if Chief Executive CY Leung does not resign. The protests pose the...
View ArticlePakistani anti-government cleric Tahir ul-Qadri ends protest
22 October 2014 Last updated at 14:27 BST Anti-government cleric Tahir ul-Qadri has said he is ending his protest against the Pakistani government in Islamabad. He had been staging a sit-in to demand...
View ArticleProtesters clash with police over Nepal constitution
1 March 2015 Last updated at 02:16 GMT Police in Nepal have clashed with demonstrators angry at plans for a new constitution that they say is not democratic enough. Officers fired teargas after the...
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