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PAIS PhD candidate writes commentary on ongoing events in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, which has been experiencing a political transition since October 2014 when former President Compaoré saw his attempts to remove term limits from the constitution fail and had to leave the country, is experiencing turmoil again, less than four weeks before scheduled elections to return the country to a constitutional order.
On 16 September, members of the Presidential Guard (RSP) disrupted the transition by kidnapping transition authorities, and attempting to impose their chief to lead the country. This was faced by massive resistance from the population, in the capital Ouagadougou but also in many towns and cities across the country.
PAIS PhD student Eloïse Bertrand provides analysis of this popular resistance on African Arguments.
You can read Eloïse's articule here: http://africanarguments.org/2015/09/21/popular-resistance-to-the-burkina-faso-coup-who-where-and-what-next-after-the-draft-deal/