Burkina Faso: thousands of demonstrators denounce the laxity of the authorities

Published on : 06/14/2021 – 10:06

“No to endless mourning” could be read on Saturday on the placards of demonstrators gathered in Dori, in the north of Burkina Faso, to denounce the “inaction” of the authorities, after the massacre of 160 people in the village of Solhan, perpetrated on the night of June 4 to 5.

The protesters went to the governor’s offices where they handed over a document demanding a series of urgent measures, said Yaya Dicko, one of the organizers. “We are waiting for the government to take concrete actions to secure us. Despite certain measures such as the curfew, there are still attacks, thefts and rapes,” Awa Diallo testified.

A poor country in the Sahel, Burkina Faso has been confronted since 2015 with increasingly frequent and deadly attacks by jihadist groups, including the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (affiliated with Al-Qaeda) and the Islamic State group. in the Great Sahara.