Emeute à Koudougou, Kaya, Tenkodogo – 18 avril 2011

Students Join Protests in Burkina Faso

voanews.com

19 04 2011

The unrest continues to spread in Burkina Faso, with students staging violent protests in Koudougou as army protests expanded to a fourth city.

Student protesters burned down the headquarters of the ruling party in Koudougou Monday, and also set fire to the former prime minister’s house.

Meanwhile in the northern city of Kaya, soldiers and police fired shots into the air and went on a looting spree to protest that their housing and daily food allowances had not been paid. The disturbances, which originated at the presidential compound Ouagadougou, have also taken place in Po and Tenkodogo. The Kaya protests mark the first time police have taken part in the unrest. Read more..

Burkina Faso gets new prime minister

aljazeera.net

19 Apr 2011

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Earlier, Burkina Faso’s state TV said students had burned down the ruling party headquarters and the prime minister’s house in the central city of Koudougou, according to the Associated Press.

In the northern town of Kaya, soldiers and paramilitary police fired shots in the air, torched the home of an army regiment chief and ransacked that of a regional officer, residents told the AFP news agency by telephone.

The incidents follow a mutiny by soldiers that started last week in the capital, Ouagadougou, and has spread north and east. first by students and then by soldiers.

He won a new five-year term in office after taking 80 per cent of the votes in November elections.

Compaore’s government warned on Sunday that it would take action against anyone using illegal arms with « the full force of the law ».

« For several days, soldiers and civilians … have been using firearms in violation of regulations, » the security ministry said in a statement.

« This state of affairs will not be tolerated in a state with the rule of law. »

The security ministry said it was demanding « strict respect for rules on the use of military and civilian arms and munitions » and warned that « all offenders will face the full force of the law ».

Soldiers in Ouagadougou began shooting at the presidential compound late on Thursday, sparking two nights of looting by soldiers. Read all…