October 30 and 31, 2026: What has Burkina Faso become 12 years after the popular uprising?
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Burkina: 30 October 2014, the day the people brought down Blaise Compaoré's regime (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Twelve years on, a look back at 30 October 2014, the day of the popular uprising in Ouagadougou and other cities that led to the fall of Blaise Compaoré after 27 years in power. The National Assembly was set on fire, and the uprising left 34 dead according to the CAASP.
October 30 and 31, 2026: What has Burkina Faso become 12 years after the popular uprising? (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
An opinion piece revisiting the popular uprising of October 30 and 31, 2014 in Burkina Faso, which led to the fall of Blaise Compaoré. The author reviews the successive transitions since then and the questions that remain unanswered about this period.
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