OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Two senior allies of Burkina Faso's deposed former president Blaise Compaore were sentenced to up to 20 years in prison on Monday for organising a 2015 coup attempt against a transitional government.

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Fifteen people were confirmed dead after a day of rescue in the remains of a three-storey building which collapsed in Mali's capital Bamako, an official said on Monday.