Burkina Faso: day under tension after the call to demonstrate this Saturday
Aerial view of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
AFP - OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT
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Despite the suspension of mobile Internet and the ban on demonstrations, the opposition and part of civil society on Friday maintained their call to march this Saturday for peace and against the security policy of the government.
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On Thursday night, President Roch Marc Christian
Kaboré addressed the nation
.
He announced several measures including a cabinet reshuffle and asked the Burkinabè for more solidarity in the name of social cohesion.
Despite these words, some have announced that they want to defy the ban on demonstrations.
This Saturday, any gathering in the streets of Ouagadougou will be dispersed.
The mayor of the city warned, in a statement released this week, the police and the gendarmerie are mobilized to prevent a demonstration.
"
We just want to say that we are fed up,
" explains Henri Ouattara, from the executive board of the popular movement Save Burkina Faso, member of the C27, the November 27 Coalition.
And let us not reproach them for undermining the social cohesion of the country.
“
Roch uses this argument as a shield,
continues Henri Ouattara,
if he is so attached to social cohesion that he himself takes strong measures
”.
In a statement released Friday, Eddie Komboigo supports citizens "
who are fighting for the restoration of security in Burkina
."
The leader of the opposition even invites the police and gendarmes “
to stand on the side of the people, and to frame the demonstration with professionalism.
"
Other civil society organizations such as the Citizen's Broom will not work today.
“
We think that this will add more crisis to the crisis,
” explains Smockey, his spokesperson.
But if the government does not raise the bar, the movement is considering actions within the democratic framework.
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