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Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso's interim parliament has approved an anti-corruption law, one of two pieces of legislation required by the World Bank before it will release $100m in budget support.

The National Transitional Council (CNT), which was established after a popular uprising forced veteran leader Blaise Compaore to stand down late last year, is charged with guiding the West African nation to elections later this year.

The council, made up of politicians, soldiers and civil society leaders, passed the law late on Tuesday.

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