Tahirou Barry

As five losing candidates including Tahirou Barry and Ablassé Ouédraogo sent congratulatory messages to Kaboré within hours of CENI's announcement the much-vaunted electoral pact that was supposed to deliver victory to a united opposition unravelled...

A rather more seriously minded outsider – and another 18 August signatory - fancies his chances: former culture minister Tahirou Barry a young and charismatic member of parliament...

The most notable is that of Tahirou Barry former Minister of Culture to Kaboré who came third in the 2014 presidential election...