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What if they called a war in Burkina Faso, and no soldiers died?

Posted on October 6, 2015 by mkevane

General Gilbert Diendéré’s coup attempt that started September 16 and ended with his presidential guard unit disbanded and himself in jail has produced some head-scratching. What happened was the regular armed forces after several days finally decided not to support … Continue reading →

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Politics in Burkina Faso

Posted on January 23, 2013 by mkevane

After four days of short conversations with people here and there, seems like the “consensus” position among elites is that Zepherin Diabre’s UPC ascent has really challenged the CDP, and the restructuring that has been happening has meant there is … Continue reading →

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Blaise Compaoré 30th anniversary in power? 1982-2012?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by mkevane

I was reading Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo’s reflection* on his short year in power as President of Burkina Faso (from 7 November 1982 to 4 August 1983), and it prompted me to think of Blaise Compaoré (current president of Burkina) as anticipating … Continue reading →

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Alternance in Burkina suddenly maybe possible?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by mkevane

Lots of encouraging news coming out.  First, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré announced he was resigning as head of CDP, and the speculation is perhaps he is preparing himself to be a candidate for 2015.  Presumably he would only do this … Continue reading →

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