Ipse related to Burkina Faso

Newton Ahmed Barry

Inserted 1 month ago

“In the case of Burkina Faso, Russia is making significant diplomatic gains by repositioning itself in areas that have traditionally been Western strongholds. And the best part is, it can achieve this at a lower cost.”

Aljazeera

Burkinabe journalist currently in exile in France

15 Mar 2024 1 2

Maxime Audinet

Inserted 1 month ago

“Burkina is becoming the laboratory of the post-Prigozhin Russian presence, where the dominant actor is the Russian state.”

Aljazeera

French researcher and expert in Russian information influence

15 Mar 2024 2 5

Mahamoudou Savadogo

Inserted 1 year ago

“The plan also aims to cut the sources of supply for terrorist groups which have created corridors in the eastern part of the country to be able to move to refuel, motorcycle, and ammunition.”

Aljazeera

Founder of capital Ouagadougou-based geopolitical advisory firm Granada Consulting

11 Jul 2022 0 2

Michael Shurkin

Inserted 2 years ago

“Burkina Faso's army is profoundly ill-equipped and unprepared for the war it's asked to fight. It's out of its depth. Its frustration with an equally out-of-its-depth government is understandable. Regrettably, this [rebellion] is unlikely to improve anything.”

Aljazeera

Former political analyst at the CIA and director of global programmes at 14 North Strategies

24 Jan 2022 1 4

Eloise Bertrand

Inserted 2 years ago

“The situation is very volatile and it's very unclear what's going on. The mutiny is not a surprise and the attempted coup that it has become is not a surprise either. There have been a lot of grievances among the army due to the lack of resources, the poor equipment they have been given in fighting the insurgency. Originally the mutiny was about that - about the soldiers being treated better and given better equipment. It seems that negotiations have broken down and that it has become a full-blown coup.”

Aljazeera

Research fellow at the University of Portsmouth

24 Jan 2022 3 4

Henry Wilkins

Inserted 2 years ago

“We just passed the military base where Kabore is alleged to be confined at the moment. Traffic is circulating as normal but there is an unusually high number of military personnel out on the streets around the presidential palace.”

Aljazeera

Journalist based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

24 Jan 2022 5 4

Alex Vines

Inserted 2 years ago

“A mutiny that has ingredients of a coup is exactly the way to look at this. We are now talking about a region which is seeing a swing back in favour of coups after an attempted coup in Niger and successful coups in Mali and Guinea in recent years. We have had five successful or attempted coups [in the region] if you count them all together this decade, so Burkina Faso is fitting into that pattern.”

Aljazeera

Director of the Africa Programme at the international think-tank, Chatham House

23 Jan 2022 6 4

Nicolas Haque

Inserted 2 years ago

“A general leading the mutiny in one barracks presented six demands to the government on Sunday. One is hiring more troops to fight on the front lines against groups linked to ISIL [and] al-Qaeda. They also demand better care for the wounded and the families of those who lost their loved ones as well as better wages, training and forming of permanent battalions to deal with threats. [The mutineers' demands] fall short of asking President Kabore to resign, but in their latest statement they say that if their demands are not met, then they will ask for Kabore to step down. They feel that his leadership has not led to a safer Burkina Faso, but a country that has seen an increase in attacks.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from from Dakar (Senegal)

23 Jan 2022 5 3

Bathelemy Simpore

Inserted 2 years ago

“The head of state has not been detained; no institution of the country has been threatened. For now, we don't know their motives or what they are demanding. We are trying to get in contact with them.”

Aljazeera

Burkina Faso Defence Minister

23 Jan 2022 0 2

Chukwuemeka Eze

Inserted 2 years ago

“Each time there is an attack, the president limits his communication … and people are beginning to feel helpless, they are thinking that the increase in attacks is evidence of the weakness of the government of Burkina Faso. The government needs to engage more with the opposition and the civil society … and [it needs] to develop some kind of community-based early warning system that will be anchored on the people.”

Aljazeera

Executive director at West Africa Network for Peacebuilding

03 Jul 2021 0 2

Eddie Komboigo

Inserted 2 years ago

“Today, from Dori to Kampti, from Dedougou to Diebougou, from Ouagadougou to Diapaga, people demonstrated to protest against the worsening security situation. During Kabore's [Roch Marc Christian Kabore] first term, there were officially more than 1,300 deaths and 1.2 million internally displaced people It is feared that the second term will be worse than the first because since the start of the year we have had more than 300 deaths.”

Aljazeera

Burkina Faso politician - opposition leader

03 Jul 2021 8 2

Alex Vines

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is an awful massacre that's happened. And I'm afraid we are going to have to expect more similar types of reports. It's a hotspot. It's that tri-border area of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, where there's very significant displacement and violence taking place … The governments are increasingly weak and ineffective. And they are not providing the security that populations need. And so armed groups … are filling those gaps. It's all very serious and it is spreading regionally. This isn't just about the Sahel. There are overspill security incidents now, in countries along the Gulf of Guinea coast. So, think Benin, think Togo. The Ghanaians are particularly worried about what's happening along their border with Burkina Faso. Ivory Coast, also. This is becoming increasingly an international issue.”

Aljazeera

Director of the Africa Programme at the international think-tank, Chatham House

06 Jun 2021 9 4

Nicolas Haque

Inserted 2 years ago

“There was also a military barracks not far away from where the attack took place. But they did not react. They never arrived on the scene. It's a feeling that people across the Sahel now share in - that they cannot rely on their security forces to protect them.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Bamako (Mali)

06 Jun 2021 1 4

Corrine Dufka

Inserted 2 years ago

“The dynamic is the [armed groups] come in, they overpower the civil defence post and engage in collective punishment against the rest of the village. It's a pattern we've seen everywhere this year.”

Aljazeera

Human Rights Watch’s West Africa director

06 Jun 2021 0 2

Heni Nsaibia

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is clear that militant groups have shifted up gears to aggravate the situation in Burkina Faso, and moved their efforts to areas outside the immediate reach of the French-led counter-terrorism coalition fighting them in the tri-state border region [border areas of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali].”

Aljazeera

Senior researcher at Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project

05 Jun 2021 2 2

Nicolas Haque

Inserted 2 years ago

“There is a growing sense among many people in Burkina Faso that despite the presence of security forces, the situation is deteriorating.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Bamako (Mali)

05 Jun 2021 0 2

Christophe Deloire

Inserted 3 years ago

“We have learned from official sources in Burkina Faso that three journalists (including two Spanish reporters) who were investigating poaching were killed in an attack in the east of the country yesterday. This tragedy confirms the great dangers reporters face in the Sahel region.”

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Secretary general of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Chair of the Forum on Information and Democracy

27 Apr 2021 1 2

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“In the case of Burkina Faso, Russia is making significant diplomatic gains by repositioning itself in areas that have traditionally been Western strongholds. And the best part is, it can achieve this at a lower cost.”

“Burkina is becoming the laboratory of the post-Prigozhin Russian presence, where the dominant actor is the Russian state.”

“The plan also aims to cut the sources of supply for terrorist groups which have created corridors in the eastern part of the country to be able to move to refuel, motorcycle, and ammunition.”

“Burkina Faso's army is profoundly ill-equipped and unprepared for the war it's asked to fight. It's out of its depth. Its frustration with an equally out-of-its-depth government is understandable. Regrettably, this [rebellion] is unlikely to improve anything.”

“We just passed the military base where Kabore is alleged to be confined at the moment. Traffic is circulating as normal but there is an unusually high number of military personnel out on the streets around the presidential palace.”

“The head of state has not been detained; no institution of the country has been threatened. For now, we don't know their motives or what they are demanding. We are trying to get in contact with them.”

“There was also a military barracks not far away from where the attack took place. But they did not react. They never arrived on the scene. It's a feeling that people across the Sahel now share in - that they cannot rely on their security forces to protect them.”

“The dynamic is the [armed groups] come in, they overpower the civil defence post and engage in collective punishment against the rest of the village. It's a pattern we've seen everywhere this year.”

“There is a growing sense among many people in Burkina Faso that despite the presence of security forces, the situation is deteriorating.”

“We have learned from official sources in Burkina Faso that three journalists (including two Spanish reporters) who were investigating poaching were killed in an attack in the east of the country yesterday. This tragedy confirms the great dangers reporters face in the Sahel region.”

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