Can Burkina Faso solve its political instability?
From January to September, Burkina Faso underwent two coups. What鈥檚 happening there?
Burkina Faso is no stranger to coups. It鈥檚 had seven military takeovers since its independence from France in 1960.
On September 30, a group of junior soldiers toppled a fellow military ruler in Burkina Faso.
Announcing their takeover on national television, the putschists accused Lt. Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba of failing to quell jihadist attacks in the country.
Damiba had been in charge since he and the military toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kabor茅 in January.
This time the interim leader is 34-year-old Ibrahim Traor茅.
So, two coups in just eight months, with both leaders claiming to want to sort out the issues in Burkina Faso, but clearly not finding the right solution. Just yet.
Alan Kasujja is asking whether Burkina Faso can solve its political instability.
He鈥檚 been speaking to Burkinab茅 journalist Ou茅zen Louis Oulon and Niagal茅 Bagayoko, a security expert on the Sahel region.
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