Supporters of the ousted president protested in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Thursday. By HERVÉ TAOKO OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Military officers overthrew the government of Burkina Faso on Thursday, plunging the West African country into chaos. The coup was apparently led by allies of the country’s longtime ruler, who was toppled in
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Interim leader Lt Col Isaac Zida. Photo: 5 November 2014 (BBC)- Lt Col Zida was previously second in command of the presidential guard Burkina Faso’s interim leader has dismissed the African Union’s imposition of a two-week deadline to hand power to civilians. “We are not afraid of sanctions, we care much more about stability,” said
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By Craig Whitlock (The Washington Post)- army officer who has seized power in Burkina Faso amid popular protests in the West African country was twice selected to attend counterterrorism training programs sponsored by the U.S. government, according to U.S. military officials. Lt. Col. Isaac Zida, the former deputy commander of the presidential guard, emerged Saturday
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By Peter Clottey VOA- Opposition leaders gather during a protest at the Place de la Nation in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, calls for the departure of the military, Nov. 2, 2014. Opposition leaders gather during a protest at the Place de la Nation in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, calls for the departure of the military,
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