Category Archives: Politics

From my short review of Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-87

One speech in particular, the famous “Speech of Political Orientation” Discours d’orientation politique, or DOP given on October 2, 1983, is an important policy document. Just before he was killed Sankara referred to the DOP as a major landmark in … Continue reading

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Ultimate irony: Equatorial Guinea passing judgment on Burkina Faso! #lwili

Simeon Oyono Esono, le chef du Conseil de paix et de sécurité de l’Union africaine et ambassadeur de Guinée Équatoriale auprès de la Cédéao qui avait annoncé plus tôt dans l’après-midi que l’Union africaine donnait aux militaires burkinabè 15 jours … Continue reading

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Zéphirin Diabré seems to have worked with army to produce a consensus. Good news from #Burkina

C’est peut-être bien le bout du tunnel que l’on aperçoit au siège de l’opposition politique, nous indique notre envoyé spécial à Ouagadougou, Frédéric Garat. Le leader de l’opposition, Zéphirin Diabré, vient de déclarer que l’armée était entièrement disposée à se … Continue reading

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Burkina Faso: The story so far #burkina #lwili

(I am just summarizing large volume of Twitter, Facebook and lefaso.net postings. Obviously impossible for me to verify, from San Jose.  But enough multiple confirmations and original footage to suggest accurate.) Blaise Compaoré had been in power for 27 years, … Continue reading

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10,000 people are deciding fate of 16 million in Burkina Faso #lwili

Burkina Faso has a population of 16 million people.  Politicians and colonels and civil society leaders are throwing around “le peuple a dit” etc etc. I like Saran Sérémé because she calls them “la foule.”  And that is right. Crowds … Continue reading

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OMG Diendere is still there… #burkina #lwili

Arrivées au CES de l’ancien président Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo et du Gal Gilbert Diendere, chef d’Etat -major particulier de B Compaoré via Twitter.

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Nobody needs to be president in #burkina today, or tomorrow

Burkina Faso’s unseemly rush to declare someone as president is a good lesson for civil society groups and opposition parties all over the continent.  As authoritarian rulers are suddenly ousted, the interregnums that follow can be very messy.  Maybe thinking … Continue reading

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lefaso.net has the picture… end of talks for today apparently #lwili #burkina

Fin des échanges. Aucune déclaration officielle n’a été faite; le CFOP annonce une conférence de presse demain. via 5 Twitter.

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Classic and disturbing picture… Zida and Diabré at the negotiating table #burkina #lwili

Notice who is at the head of the table.  Bad sign, in my opinion.  Power is arrogant and concerned with its status.

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Des nouvelles inquietantes, que le regime de “sécurité” est toujours en place en train de guider les evenements #burkina #lwili

Moustapha Ould Limam Chafi, l’homme d’affaires mauritanien conseiller spécial du président déchu du Burkina, Blaise Compaoré, est arrivé samedi soir à Abidjan à bord d’un avion spécial.Il arrive à Abidjan sur invitation du chef de l’Etat ivoirien, Alassane Ouattara, qui … Continue reading

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Où va la révolution Burkinabè? #burkina #lwili

C’est claire, comme l’avait dit l’ancien député de l’opposition Emile Paré, que c’étaient les citoyens ordinaires, surtout une jeunesse marginalisé, qui ont finalement destitué Blaise Compaoré de Kosyam, après ses 27 (ou même 31 !) ans de pouvoir. Et comme … Continue reading

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Zéphérin Diabré se démontre laconique… #burkina #lwili

Nous disons simplement que dans la situation actuelle, le peuple a une victoire d’étape et il veut rester maître de sa victoire. Quelque soit le type de transition que l’on peut faire, il est clair que cette transition doit se … Continue reading

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This will be the narrative if Zida remains in power… #Burkina #lwili

Here it is on a Facebook site. Accuracy and veracity cannot be determined by me, obviously.  But it is a compelling narrative because of plausibility and simplicity, and numerous photos of Guy Hervé Kam and Augustin Loada with Zida yesterday … Continue reading

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Five basic principles for a new regime in #burkina faso #lwili

The hubris… no need to point it out   ;-).  But Smockey is a rapper, and Sams’K le’Jah a reggaeman, and Norbert Traoré a military dude, and Zida was Blaise’s buddy…. so somebody has to give some direction, no?  Of … Continue reading

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Great raw footage of Balai Citoyen that led the uprising #Burkina #lwili

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Great original footage on #Burkina Faso from Droit Libre TV

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Popular justice: Looting Francois Compaoré’s house #lwili

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Journalist Newton Ahmed Barry always a fierce critic of Compaoré

An interview with Newton Ahmed Barry today on BBC French, even he does not know what is happening. Interview from August when he was being harassed by regime.

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Political scientists: A new case for you #burkina #LWILI

How often in recent memory during a coup or popular uprising or interregnum do you get two factions of the army declaring that they are in charge, but not actually fighting?  Was that what happened in Madagascar?  Hard to think … Continue reading

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Still uncertainty about who in army is taking charge

Dans une interview accordée à RFI, Salif Diallo affirme que le rapport de force militaire serait en faveur du Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac Zida. En rappel, monsieur Zida collabore avec les manifestants et la société civile. via Burkina24 – Dans une interview … Continue reading

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