Tag: burkina faso
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Burkina Faso’s Invisible War – Columbia Journalism Review
Burkina Faso’s Invisible War Amidst conflict, the country’s historically robust press is being muzzled. via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/special_report/burkina-faso-war-press-coverage.php n the early hours one morning last January, Yacouba Ladji Bama, a forty-two-year-old investigative reporter, woke up at his home, in Ouagadougou, to the sound of shattering glass. He ran outside and found the rear windscreen…
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How One of the Most Stable Nations in West Africa Descended Into Mayhem – The New York Times
How One of the Most Stable Nations in West Africa Descended Into Mayhem (Published 2020) Burkina Faso once looked like a success story for U.S. military aid. But now it’s contending with a growing insurgency, an unfolding humanitarian crisis — and a security force targeting civilians. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/magazine/burkina-faso-terrorism-united-states.html Earlier this year, the U.S. State Department…