The recent exposé on counterfeit subsidized fertilizers being sold to Kenyan farmers has has lifted the lid on the pitfalls of fertilizers. However, this disturbing incident represents merely the tip of an iceberg - a symptom of a deeper,...
Traore was also concerned that the presence of hundreds of French soldiers in the fight against jihadists hadn’t made a difference. A 2018 military accord between France and Burkina Faso had paved the way for France to send its...
Just a few weeks later, on a Friday evening, the jihadists committed an atrocious and sacrilegious attack. They stormed the Grand Mosque in the village of Salmossi and killed fifteen worshippers. Fifteen people, executed in their place of worship....
October 30, 2014. Dust and smoke hung like a cloud in Ouagadougou’s hot streets. Burnt shells and tear gas canisters littered the crowded streets. Smoke curled into the sky like distant storm clouds. In the streets below, thousands surged,...
I first felt Wasini’s thirst in the silence after a boat leaves. The engine coughs, the wake settles, and the channel between Shimoni and the island goes back to looking innocent. Then you notice the colors that tell the...
One year earlier in 2010, a 22-year old Traoré had watched President Compaoré win re-election with over 80 percent of the vote. Although the opposition alleged widespread rigging, the victory stood. Was this also a victory for the 80...
For Traoré, Compaoré’s regime had always been a shadow in his life, looming over his youth. Since 1987, when Compaoré seized power through a coup that left revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara dead, the country had never known another leader....
On October 30th as the day progressed, the protests grew more violent. Ouagadougou witnessed a turning point in Burkina Faso’s history. Thousands of citizens overwhelmed the state broadcasters, set the homes of Compaoré's relatives aflame, and marched with a...
President Compaoré, under pressure from the rising unrest, finally relented. He dismissed his government and named Luc Adolphe Tiao, a former journalist and ambassador to France as his new prime minister. He also met with military leaders for a...
Police officers joined the rising wave of unrest, firing weapons and tear gas in protest of high prices, low wages, and President Blaise Compaoré’s 24-year rule. Similar protests erupted in other cities across the country, including Bobo-Dioulasso, the second...
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