In Burkina Faso, several social organizations demonstrated this Saturday, January 28, at Place “de la Nation” in Ouagadougou, to support the ongoing transition. This transition support gathering was also intended to support the Defense and Security Forces, the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland as well as the major decisions of the transitional government.
Burkinabè and Russian flags in hand, the demonstrators came out at the call of several civil society organizations to support the positions of the president of the transition, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
For some demonstrators, this rally is not only directed against French politics, but It is also a call for reform.
“It is not an anti-French feeling, it is rather an awakening of conscience for our dignity and, first of all, our survival. It’s very important. We bring our support to the transition so that, therefore, real reforms can be made for peace, solidarity, and social cohesion in Burkina Faso,” said Abdoul Karim Sempebgo.
Muslim prayers were said for the smooth running of the transition in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea.