Attempted coup in Burkina Faso. Details, causes, consequences - African Initiative - news agency
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The assassination of Ibrahim Traoré was planned by the plotters for the evening of 13 January when the 34th Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) match was about to kick off, sources tell Africa Initiative. The conspirators were planning to carry out the bombing at the captain’s residence in the centre of Ouagadougou, the country’s capital....
  • roguetrick@kbin.social
    9·
    10 months ago

    This would’ve been the third consecutive coup, btw. The current leader was a captain who couped the last leader who couped the civilian government. Ecowas suspended them due to this.

  • Uglyhead@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    10 months ago

    Had a friend working in Burkina Faso for the Peace Corps. She built a very small library. It got torn down and the whole group was in trouble. This was years ago now.

    • bmsok@lemmy.world
      7·
      10 months ago

      A friend of mine also did Peace Corps work there. She had to pretend she was married to someone in an adjacent village to deter getting kidnapped and forced into marriage.

      A more lighthearted (but scary at the time) moment was when a bat peed into her eye while she was using the outhouse. No diseases, thankfully. She’s been back in the US now for a number of years and loved the work she did while she was over there.

      • Uglyhead@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Despite everything that happened there my friend loved it too. She went on to travel the world doing similar works.

  • intelshill@lemmy.ca
    613·
    10 months ago

    Like, whatever, man. Foiled coup is foiled. Anyone know who was backing the instigators? America? Russia?

    • AmberPrince@kbin.social
      72·
      10 months ago

      Well it’s a .ru domain so that site is russian and there is this bit

      That is why the current government of Burkina Faso needs Russian assistance not only to ensure victory over terrorism, but also to carry out effective economic reforms, create new jobs, and develop resources on equal terms.

      Which doesn’t mean anything per se but it’s kinda suspect.

    • Amerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.ml
      2·
      10 months ago

      My money’s on Occupied Turtle Island. They murdered Gaddafi and destroyed Libya so Libyan oil couldn’t bankroll a Pan-African bank and currency. They’ve been turning the entire continent of Africa into a drone base, with exception of Burkina Faso, Mali, and now Niger. No doubt, they’re trying to tighten AFRICOM’s grip on the region to prevent ECOWAS’s project from taking root and blooming.