Kabore President

Burkina Faso began three days of national mourning Sunday and the president said security would be stepped up in the capital and the country's borders after al-Qaida militants killed at least 28 people in an attack on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners.

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Saturday visited the hotel where 22 people were killed in an attack by jihadist gunmen just hours earlier, an AFP journalist said.

Burkina Faso awaited the results of parliamentary elections today, with president elect Roch Marc Kabore hoping for strong support for his pledge to bring a "better tomorrow" to the west African country.

Roch Marc Kabore was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election in Burkina Faso and will become the country's first new leader in decades, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Tuesday.

Burkina Faso began three days of national mourning Sunday and the president said security would be stepped up in the capital and the country's borders after al-Qaida militants killed at least 28 people in an attack on a hotel and cafe popular with foreigners.

Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore Saturday visited the hotel where 22 people were killed in an attack by jihadist gunmen just hours earlier, an AFP journalist said.

Burkina Faso awaited the results of parliamentary elections today, with president elect Roch Marc Kabore hoping for strong support for his pledge to bring a "better tomorrow" to the west African country.

Roch Marc Kabore was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election in Burkina Faso and will become the country's first new leader in decades, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on Tuesday.