In Burkina Faso the people have spoken and a desperate leaders attempts to change the laws and give himself an extra 3 terms have been ceremoniously thwarted .... Blaise Campaore has now dissolved the government and declared state of emergency whilst the opposition says Blaise must resign ...the streets are alive with protests and the government buildings have been stormed. Now dubbed Burkina’s “revolution 2.0”, a reference also to the country’s popular movement led by Thomas Sankara in 1983, the announcement suggests a promising break with the trend set by various African rulers finding elasticity in constitutional limits, including Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Namibia, Togo and Uganda. Lets hope this turns in a peaceful direction quickly. We have many friends in Ouagadougou ( the capital) and wish them all safe times
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:45:49 +0000
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