The last time rebellious soldiers attempted to overthrow Burkina Faso's government in 2015, Marcel Tankoano was among thousands of protesters who took to the streets to oust the junta. Within days, loyalist forces had restored the president to power.
The failure of elected government to contain growing militant violence over the last decade has led to widespread disenchantment with democracy in the region.
By Edward McAllister OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The last time rebellious soldiers attempted to overthrow Burkina Faso s government in 2015, Marcel Tankoano was among thousands of protesters who took to the streets to oust the junta. Within days, loyalist forces had restored the president to power. Last week, Tankoano was on the streets again, this time celebrating the military coup that toppled the country s elected president, Roch Kabore. Since the 1990s there has been a wave of democracy across West Africa. But that democracy has failed the people, said Tankoano, a civil society leader, at his home outside the capital Ouagadougou. We must be clear, we need a military regime. His change of heart reflects disenchantment across West Africa s Sahel region, where elected governments have failed to contain growing militant violence over the last decade that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more. Emboldened by popular anger, militaries in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso have
The last time rebellious soldiers attempted to overthrow Burkina Faso s government in 2015, Marcel Tankoano was among thousands of protesters who took to the streets to oust the junta. Within.