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November 17, 2021

Burkina Faso: Protesters Demand President Resign Amid Instability and After Deadly Militant Attack
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In Burkina Faso, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the
capital Ouagadougou Tuesday to demand President Roch Kaboré resign after
a recent militant attack on a defense outpost in the northern border
region killed 28 soldiers and four civilians. It was the worst recorded
attack against troops during a four-year conflict that has killed
thousands and displaced over one million people. Protesters on Tuesday
also demanded the departure of French forces that patrol Burkina Faso,
as well as neighboring Mali and Niger, whose presence they say leads to
more attacks by insurgent groups.

Hermann Tassambedo: "We are not happy, there are too many killings, we
are fed up, how many widows, how many orphans in this country. We came
out in 2014 to create some change, but now there is no change, nothing
has changed, the worst is here. They told us it will not be like before,
why are we still seeing the worst?"



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