Burkina Faso
"....Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom
of the Mossi people, was first populated between 14,000 and 5,000 BC by
hunter-gatherers. ..."
"...Following a decade of intense rivalry and competition with Britain and France, the Mossi's were defeated by French forces, and subsequently colonized in 1896...."
"...Sankara changed the name
of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning "the country of honorable
people" on August 4, 1984; he was a widely regarded and charismatic
leader whose revolutionary programs for African self-reliance made him an icon to Africa's poor. ..."
".... In 1987 a French-backed
coup overthrew and then assassinated Sankara as a result of his
revolutionary ideals, and Captain Blaise Compaore came into power. .."
Σχόλιο: Η Νέα Διακυβέρνηση της Γαίας!
'Εσπειραν ανέμους στην Αφρική, θερίζουν θύελλες στην πατρίδα τους.
Αυτός ο μιαίνων κι αυτομιαινόμενος τρόπος διακυβέρνησης , όπως ορίζεται και με σιδερένια πυγμή ασκείται από τις τρείς πόλεις-κράτη , της μόνης πρακτικά δρώσης μέχρι τώρα εξουσίας πάνω στην γή, αν και σκιώδους, φθάνει στο τέλος του. Το κράτος-πόλις του Σίτυ του Λονδίνου ,της Ουάσινγκτον και του Βατικανού, έχουν φθάσει στο τέλος της προσφοράς τους στα Κοινά της Γαίας. Πρέπει οι ίδιοι να επιλέξουν τον τρόπο αποχώρησης τους.
Η Νέα Διακυβέρνηση της Γαίας γνωρίζει τις Ανθρώπινες Αξίες καλά. Δεν στέργει παρά μόνο γι αυτές. Γνωρίζει την γλώσσα της Αγάπης καλά. Γνωρίζει τις Ανάγκες του Ζωϊκού και Φυτικού, του Οργανικού κι Ανόργανου Βασιλείου, καλά. Δεν στέργει παρά μόνο γιά την Αλήθεια και την Αρμονική, Ειρηνική , Άνθηση του Όλου.
Η Νέα Διακυβέρνηση της Γαίας , απ' όποιους κι αν ασκηθεί , καθόλου δεν χρειάζεται την συμπαράσταση του βιομηχικού-πετρελαϊκού-μιλιταριστικού-τραπεζικού-θρησκειακού κ.λ.π. συμπλέγματος, γιατί τα Συμπαντικά γεγονότα, η Επιστήμη κι η Τεχνολογία έχουν κατά πολύ υπερβεί αυτές τις ψευδείς, υποδουλωτικές γιά τον Άνθρωπο συνθήκες.
Η εξαιρετική αυτή αλήθεια, επιμελώς και με βαριές ποινές , ορατές τε και αόρατες, αλλά πάντα ώς τώρα αποτελεσματικές, απεκρύπτετο από τους λαούς. 'Οχι όμως πιά! Χάρις στο διαδίκτυο και τους λίγους τολμηρούς γενναίους , τους Αφυπνιστές, στους οποίους χρωστά το ανθρώπινο μέλλον τόσα πολλά!
Τί χρειάζεται λοιπόν; 'Αμεση Αποκάλυψη του κεκρυμμένου από τους μιαρούς-πονηρούς Σώματος της Αλήθειας γιά την ανθρώπινη ύπαρξη, την βιολογία , την προ-προ-προ-ιστορία και όσα αυτό συνεπάγεται. Μελετημένη, γοργή και κατά εύπεπτα στάδια .
Απαιτείται ψύχραιμη αντιμετώπιση, σεβαστική ανάλυση, όχι μίση και φανατισμοί , όχι υποδαύλιση κακοηθειών.
Ψυχραιμία , σοβαρότητα σεβασμός των Ανθρώπινων Αξιών. μ.λ.π.
An ongoing hostage situation is being reported at a hotel in the
city center of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, after at least
three armed turbaned men began shooting at a restaurant and a hotel
frequently used by Westerners and UN staff.
Terrorist group Al Qaeda
in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed responsibility for the attack,
according to SITE Intelligence Group.The attackers broke into a restaurant of one of the biggest hotels in the capital of Burkina Faso, and are now entrenched and the clashes are continuing with the enemies of the religion, AP cites a message posted in Arabic on the militants' “Muslim Africa'” Telegram account as saying.
Some 100-150 people are believed to have been in the hotel and restaurant at the time of the attack, according to witnesses speaking to media.
Two groups of security forces, reportedly local law enforcement and French special service personnel, are taking part in the assault to neutralize the terrorists inside the hotel. Both groups entered the hotel through lobby partly set on fire.
American and French soldiers were seen gathering on the scene before the counter-assault began, according to local reporters who tweeted out pictures of special forces by the hotel.
A total of 63 hostages have been freed from the Splendid Hotel, Burkina Faso’s Communication Minister, Remis Dandjinou, told AFP. He added that Burkina Faso’s Labour Minister, Clement Sawadogo, was among those rescued.
“We know that the gunmen won't get out of the hotel alive,” an eyewitness told Associated Press. “Our country is not for jihadists or terrorists. They got it wrong.”
The number of victims from the terrorist attack remains unknown at the moment.
Internal Affairs Minister Simon Compaore said at least 10 bodies have been found inside the Cappuccino Cafe, a restaurant located next to the Splendid Hotel.
The director of the Yalgado Ouedraogo hospital, Robert Sangare, has told AFP that at least 20 people have been killed and 15 others injured in the ongoing attack.
“For the dead, we do not have a precise figure, but there are at least 20 dead,” Sangare said. “We have had at least 15 wounded with bullet wounds and others who suffered injuries during the panic to escape.”
The terrorists blockaded in the hotel spoke by phone with AQIM, asserting the “fall of many dead crusaders,” according to SITE.
The gunmen first attacked a restaurant, which is located across from the hotel and owned by a Ukrainian national, Russia’s Honorary Council in Burkina Faso, Anna Rachina-Kulibali, told TASS.
Rachina said that there are foreign nationals among the dead, adding that is still unknown whether any of the victims were Russian.
“There are foreigners [among the dead], possibly Europeans and locals.”
The shooting was initiated by three armed and turbaned men, an AFP journalist reported from the scene. A car was on fire outside the Splendid Hotel, he added. The property is frequently used by Westerners and UN agency staff.
“It is continuing at this time. We are trying to know how many attackers they are to better coordinate our actions. Hostages have been taken. The operation could take several hours,” an officer who requested not to be named told Reuters.
In December, AQIM’s senior member called on the extremist group to wage war on several countries, including Burkina Faso.
Ouagadougou imposed a curfew from 2300 GMT to 0600 GMT, France’s ambassador to the country, Gilles Thibault, said on his Twitter account. Meanwhile, the embassy has opened a crisis unit for French nationals. There are over 3,500 French citizens currently residing in Burkina Faso.
A social media user from the West African country reported that a “red level” alert has been announced in the city, with an “ongoing hostage taking in Ouagadougou, deaths, wounded [and] fire.”
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Last November, jihadists carried out a similar attack in Burkina Faso’s neighboring Mali, killing at least 19 in a 190-room Radisson hotel in the capital city of Bamako.
The domestic situation in Burkina Faso has been tense since October 2014, when veteran President Blaise Compaore was overthrown in a five-day protest.
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Description
Burkina Faso, once known as Upper Volta, and as the longtime kingdom of the Mossi people, was first populated between 14,000 and 5,000 BC by hunter-gatherers.
Between the 10th and 11th centuries, Mossi tribes immigrated into the region from Ghana, pushing out the original Yonyonse inhabitants, and began creating complex states complete with powerful militaries. There were a number of Mossi kingdoms within Burkina Faso, the most significant being the Wagadogo (Ouagadougou) and Yatenga, and they survived until the late 19th century.
Following a decade of intense rivalry and competition with Britain and France, the Mossi's were defeated by French forces, and subsequently colonized in 1896.
In 1958, the region-achieved self-governance, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta, and by 1960 had gained complete independence from France.
Subsequently, the Upper Volta suffered from numerous military coups in its early days as a new nation. In 1983 Thomas Sankara, a Burkinabe military captain, Marxist revolutionary and Pan-Africanist theorist, seized power, and became president.
Sankara changed the name of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, meaning "the country of honorable people" on August 4, 1984; he was a widely regarded and charismatic leader whose revolutionary programs for African self-reliance made him an icon to Africa's poor.
In 1987 a French-backed
coup overthrew and then assassinated Sankara as a result of his
revolutionary ideals, and Captain Blaise Compaore came into power. Dissatisfied with the progression of the country, a new constitution was drafted in 1991, and countrywide elections held the following year - the results of which helped form a stable coalition government.
With a high population density and very limited natural resources, most of the citizens remain economically suppressed. Local health conditions are improving, but still generally poor in the rural areas. The country is reported to have the second-highest illiteracy rate on the planet.
The death of a schoolboy in early 2011 sparked a country-wide uprising, complete with military mutiny, lasting some two months before they were subdued by a consideration to change the constitution.