Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Visite du coordonnateur et de l’animateur de ABVBF à la bibliothèque Lumière pour enfants à Houndé
- Une sortie d’animation de la BMP à l’école E de Houndé
- Compte-rendu d’une visite à Bougnam
- Monthly libraries newsletter, Burkina Faso
- Weekly Activities in Sumbrungu Community Library in Ghana
- Résumé d’une sortie de distribution de livres dans le village Lonkuy, Burkina Faso
- Night Activities At Gowrie-Kunkua Community Library
- Deux anciens pensionnaires du camp de lecture à la médiathèque de Kaya
- Organisation d’une séance de lecture à la bibliothèque de Konkourona
- Readers at Nyariga community library in Ghana
Category Archives: Politics
Permission to bloviate now granted: No scholarship on popular resistance to coup attempts #Burkina
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Was the exclusion of the CDP a strategic mistake that led predictably to the coup?
The transition parliament voted in April 2015 a new electoral code that had a new clause (that read as if written by a 20 year old) excluding persons from running for office who had supported modification of Article 37 of … Continue reading
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L’appel de Cheriff Sy, Président du CNT
Des éléments du RSP ont fait irruption dans la salle du Conseil des ministres aux environs de 14h30 et ont pris en otage le Président du Faso, Chef de l’Etat, président de la transition, SEM Michel Kafando, le Premier ministre … Continue reading
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Early hours of coup attempt in Burkina Faso, the morning is crucial
Elements of the Presidential Security Force (Régiment de sécurité présidentielle, or RSP) attempted a coup in the afternoon in Ouagadougou at the Presidential Palace in Burkina Faso. They have taken President Marcel Kafando and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida (who … Continue reading
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Djibril Bassolé and Yacouba Ouedraogo are now out, apparently, so it is between Roch and Zéph, with Bénéwendé maybe, maybe. coming out of nowhere?
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Valère Somé names a torturer in a book just published, « Les nuits froides de Décembre, l’exil ou… la mort »
Valere Somé says that Jean-Pierre Palm tortured him and others while he was imprisoned after Thomas Sankara was killed. Somé also accuses Salif Diallo of having tortured Saran Sérémé. Very serious accusations. The only other occasion I can think of … Continue reading
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Nice profile of Balai Citoyen in Burkina Faso
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“In a world where…” come to Burkinabè film-making… can almost hear the announcer
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Three Protestants, one Catholic, and two Muslims walk into a maquis to advise the President of Burkina Faso
Guess who isn’t on the conseil des sages advising President Kafando? Nobody from labor, nobody from secular civil society, no women, nobody representing the poor. Just a bunch of old white guys, if you know what I mean. En rappel, … Continue reading
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One reaction to President Kafando’s message to Burkina Faso
I think there was only one real line of substance: I will refer your case to international tribunals if you step out of line. Eh bien ! Quel ton grave dans ce discours !!!!! Nous sommes tant que ça au … Continue reading
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Reform the the RSP in Burkina Faso! Or, maybe not.
Finally got a chance to read the report by General Diendéré on the RSP. Not sure if lefaso.net has a leaked copy or if it was officially released. The pdf file is missing page 13, but nevertheless the key takeaway … Continue reading
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Why are Burkinabè not democrats? Because of the IMF and World Bank, of course!
Vincent Bonnecase at CNRS reflects on the upcoming elections and transition to democracy in Burkina Faso. Lots of interesting thoughts, but at the end I find a kind of reflexive “blame it all on structural adjustment” at the heart of … Continue reading
Burkina Faso and Civilian Control of the Presidential Guard (RSP)
In The Dilemma of Getting to Civilian Control, Dart-Throwing Chimp comments on a post by Alex Thurston at Sahel Blog, summarizing: In a recent briefing, the International Crisis Group (ICG) surveyed that landscape and argued in favor of deferring any … Continue reading
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leFaso.net expresses the current opaque tensions well in 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
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Wait, Kafando asked Diendéré to head the commission on the Régiment de sécurité présidentielle?
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
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More inflammatory language in Burkina Faso: poor communication or code messages?
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
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Ablassé Ouédraogo sets off a firestorm in Burkina Faso
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
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Soundtrack for reading about gender inequality in education
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Burkina Faso, Portrait de Bernard Yaméogo, Réalisateur
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Michael Kevane 