Category Archives: Burkina Faso

Yacouba Isaac ZIDA Premier miinistre Le chef du gouvernement de la Transition a de nouveau maille à partir avec ses frères d’armes du Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle. Pour la troisième fois depuis sa prise de fonction, le Premier ministre Zida … Continue reading →

Faut-il dissoudre le RSP ou pas ? Une question qui passionne beaucoup d’acteurs de la scène socio-politique depuis l’insurrection populaire. On ne compte plus le nombre de sorties d’organisations de la société civile réclamant à cor et à cri sa … Continue reading →

En prenant la parole, le vice-président de la Fédération de la région du Centre, Yamba Malick Sawadogo, a salué ses camarades pour cette initiative, car si les élections sont transparentes, la victoire sera éclatante, et il n’est pas question de … Continue reading →

In an interview with Jeune Afrique he says two of the “assets” he has that will make him a winner in the Presidential elections in October 2015 are… he is Muslim and he is Mossi.  And the #lwili sphere now … Continue reading →

WADS is a subsidiary of a Texas company called Layne Christensen Company and it’s MinEx division, that does well-drilling and exploration.  Details are here in the SEC ruling.  Irregular payment to custom’s clearing agent, who presumably passed on to custom’s … Continue reading →

I hope in coming days there will be more clarification of exactly what the basis for the suspension is. Burkina Faso’s transitional government on Monday suspended the party of deposed president Blaise Compaore and two allied political groups which had … Continue reading →

It would be nice to see their own declarations of assets made public and enable journalists to investigate, and to see the declarations of old regime members (their assets were supposed to have been declared).  Also, as REN-LAC says, what … Continue reading →

These words sound so true and heartfelt, but they are coming from a man who chose not to go into exile and fight the terrible system he now decries.  Instead, he chose to represent that very same system and regime … Continue reading →

In an interview with Radio Omega he tells it like it is.  And he is right.  When the top echelons of Blaise Compaoré’s regime effectuate a palace coup taking advantage of a popular uprising, how likely is it that the … Continue reading →

The military takeover and civilian transition have left unclear who is in charge of rural communes, and hence public libraries.  But hopefully will be straightened out soon. Le lieutenant-colonel Isaac Zida assure la continuité de l’Etat jusqu’à la remise du … Continue reading →

I tend to agree.  This is not the time for automatic application of rules about sanctions without nuance. Quant à la communauté internationale, tout en saluant une fois de plus sa contribution, nous l’exhortons à continuer de nous accompagner pour … Continue reading →