UN Security Council fails to agree on statement on Burkina Faso coup

Captain Sidsoré Kader Ouedraogo, the spokesman for the Burkina Faso junta.

Captain Sidsoré Kader Ouedraogo, the spokesman for the Burkina Faso junta, announcing on television on January 24, 2022 that soldiers had taken power. PHOTO | RADIO TÉLÉVISION DU BURKINA | AFP

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The UN Security Council met behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss last month's coup in Burkina Faso but failed to agree on a joint statement on the junta's takeover, diplomats said.