Burkina Faso military seizes power in coup
(Worthy News) – Burkina Faso’s military overthrew the country’s government and imprisoned its former leader.
Capt. Sidsore Kader Ouedraogo announced the coup on state television on Monday, saying that the military acted due to the “ongoing degradation of the security situation” in the country, according to CNN. Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba, a senior military official, also participated in the announcement.
Ouedraogo also said military leaders made the move to “get back on the right track” and to “gather all forces to fight for our territorial interest, our recovery and our sovereignty.” [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
Fair Use Notice:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
