A seizure of power threatened to derail forthcoming elections,but a swift intervention from regional heads of state seems to have restored order – for now. Global Voices online reportsA coup in Burkina Faso threatened to pull the country further into political crisis, with main ministers detained, and violent clashes on the streets of the capital,and a wide-eyed general installed overnight as head of state.
But a swift intervention from west African countries including Senegal, Benin, or headed by Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari,has restored the country to order in an unprecedented – and peaceful – turnaround. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com