OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso): Gunfire rang out early Friday in Burkina Faso‘s capital and the state broadcaster went off the air, sparking fears of a mutiny 9 months after a navy coup d’etat overthrew the nation’s president.
It was not instantly recognized the place Lt Col Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was within the West African nation. He had given a speech the day earlier than in Djibo, within the north of Burkina Faso.
Final week, Damiba had travelled to New York the place he addressed the UN General Assembly because the nation’s coup leader-turned-president. In his speech, Damiba defended his January coup as “a difficulty of survival for our nation,” even when it was ”maybe reprehensible” to the worldwide group.
Burkina Faso’s coup got here within the wake of comparable takeovers in Mali and in Guinea, heightening fears of a rollback of democracy in West Africa. Not one of the juntas has dedicated to a date for brand new elections, although Damiba mentioned final week that the transition in Burkina Faso would final for nearly two extra years.
Many in Burkina Faso initially supported the navy takeover, pissed off with the earlier authorities’s incapability to stem Islamic extremist violence that has killed 1000’s and displaced not less than 2 million. But the violence has did not wane within the months since Damiba took over. Earlier this month, he additionally took over the place of defence minister after dismissing a brigadier common from the submit.
It was not instantly recognized the place Lt Col Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was within the West African nation. He had given a speech the day earlier than in Djibo, within the north of Burkina Faso.
Final week, Damiba had travelled to New York the place he addressed the UN General Assembly because the nation’s coup leader-turned-president. In his speech, Damiba defended his January coup as “a difficulty of survival for our nation,” even when it was ”maybe reprehensible” to the worldwide group.
Burkina Faso’s coup got here within the wake of comparable takeovers in Mali and in Guinea, heightening fears of a rollback of democracy in West Africa. Not one of the juntas has dedicated to a date for brand new elections, although Damiba mentioned final week that the transition in Burkina Faso would final for nearly two extra years.
Many in Burkina Faso initially supported the navy takeover, pissed off with the earlier authorities’s incapability to stem Islamic extremist violence that has killed 1000’s and displaced not less than 2 million. But the violence has did not wane within the months since Damiba took over. Earlier this month, he additionally took over the place of defence minister after dismissing a brigadier common from the submit.
