The Burkina Faso coup: An(other) Opportunity to Rethink the Nation-stateBerkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksJoshua Myers
Burkina Faso Names Coup Leader Traore as Transitional President More Reuters A man wearing clothes with Russian's flag colours shouts during a demonstration in front of the conference room where the two days of national talks to adopt a transitional charter and designate an interim president...
Faki strongly condemns the coup attempt against the democratically elected president, calls on the national army and the security forces of Burkina Faso to adhere strictly to their republican vocation, to ensure the physical well-being of the president as well as all the members of its government...
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, on Monday condemned the coup attempt in Burkina Faso. In a press statement, the AU Commission chairperson said he is following with deep concern the serious situation in Burkina Faso...
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Six years after being elected, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was overthrown by the military within the space of a few hours on 23 January. We bring you an exclusive account of the hours that saw Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba seize power.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday its intelligence and security services had thwarted a coup attempt and were actively pursuing others believed involved in what it called a bid to “throw our country into chaos.” ...
Members of Burkina Faso's military announce their coup live on state television, January 24, 2022 © Telegram / RT News Members of the African nation’s military say they’ve deposed the president, seized control, and suspended the constitution Members of Burkina Faso’s military appeared on...
Burkina Faso had already been suspended from the West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States, though ECOWAS stopped short of imposing sanctions after the Jan. 24 coup that deposed President Roch Kabore. While regional leaders and allies have condemned the coup, which ...
Captain Thomas Sankara, the military dictator of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), initiated many radical reforms during his tenure. He had a charismatic knack for diffusing enmity from his opponents. In the absence of serious opposition from traditional political forces, it was a growing lack ...