Besigye’s decision to break with the president put him in intense and prolonged personal danger.
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The guilty verdict on Blaise Compaoré should be celebrated as a landmark victory for democracy and peoples’ movements in Africa.
The latest coup now presents a fork in the road for West African, French, and American policymakers.
The events of the past seven years point to a strong democratric urge among the Burkinabe.
Democracy is messy. It facilitates change, but through an imperfect process of self-correction. This requires patience, engagement, and commitment.
Burkina Faso is still in the throes of chaos decades after the assasination of the charismatic president
The role of the military in toppling authoritarian rulers, after intensive popular protests, raises questions about how the AU’s policy against coups should be applied.
The international community has failed to recognise the new political visions being articulated by young musicians and activists across Africa.
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