Ousted Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore. Flickr/Ashton Carter. Some rights reserved.
Last October 31, Blaise Compaore, the President of Burkina Faso, was ousted from power after two days of violent protests that culminated in setting fire to the national assembly and other government buildings. Tens of thousands of people, mainly young men and women, took to the streets of Ouagadougou to demonstrate against President Compaore’s attempt to repeal the term limit contained in article 37 of the constitution and extend his 27-year rule.
As the democratic trajectory of Burkina Faso echoes that of several countries in the region, many analysts are wondering whether a wave of protests will now sweep across sub-Saharan Africa.
