As a recap, about 1 year ago a popular uprising called Balai Citoyen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Balai_Citoyen
started by rappers and tech activists in Ouagadougou got a lot of the population in the street to protest moves by the President to prolong his 27 years in office. Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso. The military eventually asked the President to leave, and a transition government was put in place. Elections were planned for mid-October. Yesterday, the presidential guard held the interim government hostage and called off the elections. People close to the ex-President are leading this action by part of the military. Latest news: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/09/17/uk-burkina-army-idUKKCN0RG28S20150917 The studio of one of Balai Citoyen's founders was under attack. There is a curfew. Some dead protesters. Dozens wounded. Calls for more protests. Note that the Sahel Spring in Burkina Faso lead to a number of protest movements in Subsaharan Africa. Their actions lead to hope of democratic change. The question is whether the combination of rappers and tech activists can mobilize a large enough response to repel this attack. -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
