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Author: Ernest Harsch

Ernest Harsch

Ernest Harsch is the author of the recently-released 'Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest and Revolution' (Zed Books). He has written on Africa for more than four decades and is a research scholar at the Institute of African Studies, Columbia University, New York.

  • Protesting on the 30th anniversary of former president Thomas Sankara's assassination. Credit: Balai Citoyen.
    Burkina FasoSocietyTop story
    By Ernest Harsch
    April 19, 2018
    2319
    1

    How Burkina Faso took to the streets to remove a dictator, then stayed there

    Years after Burkinabé citizens overthrew a repressive regime, street protests continue apace over a wide range of issues. Early this month, Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou was briefly enlivened as ...
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