Burkina Faso gave France in January one month to withdraw its troops as it ended a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents on its territory. VOA’s Bambara Service will explain why the French forces left; Nigerians will cast their ballots on Saturday to elect a new president. VOA’s Peter Clottey has an update from Abuja; And, Ghanaians pay tribute to soccer star Christian Atsu whose body arrived in Accra yesterday.