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1 | Burkina Faso Activists Confront a Potential Coup After President's Departure | Lasa i Compoaré, Manadio Lalana sy Manahy Amin'izay Ataon'ny Tafika ny Fiaramonim-Pirenena Burkinabé |
2 | Saran Serémé Séré, president of the CDP opposition party, via Manya Riche on Twitter. (With permission.) | Saran Serémé Séré, filohan'ny antoko mpanohitra CDP - avy amin'i Manya Riche ao amin'ny twitter |
3 | [All links lead to French-language pages unless otherwise indicated.] Following Blaise Compaoré's departure and exile to Yamoussoukro, some uncertainty remains about the transitional presidency that's supposed to administer Burkina Faso until the next election. | Taorian'ny fandehanan'i Blaise Compaoré sy ny nandehanany sesitany tao Yamoussoukro, dia mbola najavozavo ny toe-draharaha amin'izay ho filohan'ny tetezamita mandra-pisian'ny fifidianana indray ao Burkina Faso. |
4 | Worryingly, in the space of just a few days, several public figures have already declared themselves leaders of the transitional government. On October 30, General Honoré Traoré announced himself president, only to be shoved aside by Lieutenant-Colonel Zida, the former second-in-command of the Presidential Guard. | Tao anatin'ny andro vitsivitsy monja dia maro ireo olona fana-daza no nanondro tena ho mitarika ny tetezamita : Ny Jeneraly Honoré Traoré nanondro tena ho filoha tamin'ny 30 oktobra nialoha ny nanakipilihan'i Lietnà-Kolonely Zida, lefitry ny lehiben'ny mpiambina ny filoha teo aloha. |
5 | For some time, many have also speculated about retired General Kouamé Lougué's presidential potential. | Efa novinavinaina ela ho mety azo raisina ho filoha ihany koa ny jenerany efa misotro ronono Kouamé Lougué. |
6 | A fourth, civil-society candidate also seems to stand out: Saran Sérémé Séré, president of the CPD party [ed's note: ‘Congrès pour la démocratie et le progrès', which means ‘Congress for Democracy and Progress'] and lead organiser of the anti-government protests that came to be known as the ‘Spatula Revolution'. | Nisy ihany koa ny kandidà fahaefatra avy amin'ny fiarahamonim-pirenena izay heverina ho nisongadina : Saran Sérémé Séré, filohan'ny antoko PCD sy iray amin'ireo nanomana ny fihetsiketsehana an-dalambe nantsoina hoe “revolisionan'ny solon-tsotro [spatules]” nanohitra ny fitondrana. |
7 | During this time of political uncertainty, civil society leaders have been especially wary of the military trying to seize power. | Tsy dia mankasitraka loatra amin'ny fandraifan'ny miaramila ny fahefana izao ny fiarahamonim-pirenena ao anatin'izao fotoana manjavozavo izao. |
8 | Sérémé Séré, for example, writes on her Facebook page: | Saran Sérémé Séré nanambara toy izao tao amin'ny pejiny Facebook : |
9 | We should not let our grass-roots revolution get hijacked. | Aza avela atao kendaroroka ny revolisionam-bahoakantsika. |
10 | Why is the military, namely the chief of the armed forces and the deputy chief of the Presidential Guard, jostling for the presidency in a time that is transient, transitory and, - above all - capitalising on the outcome of a dignified struggle by the people of Burkina Faso? | Nahoana no miaramila, hita amin'izany ny lehiben'ny etamazaoron'ny tafika etsy ankilany sy ny lefitry ny lehiben'ny etamazaoron'ny fiarovana ny filohampirenena etsy andaniny, no miady hahazoana ny fitantanana ho filoha ao anatin'ny fotoana miserana, tetezamita ary indrindra misintona ny bodofotsin'ny tolona nataon'ny vahoaka Burkinabé? |
11 | When Sérémé Séré and her supporters tried to broadcast a statement on national radio announcing their decision to steer the transition, security forces resorted to violence: | Niezaka ny hanao fanambarana tamin'ny radiom-pirenena ry Saran Sérémé sy ireo mpanohana azy hanambara ny fanapahan-keviny hitondra ny tetezamita saingy voatosiky ny mpitandro ny filaminana ry zareo : |
12 | Burkina Faso: Warning shots outside the RTB [‘Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina', the national media outlet], crowd stampedes Saran Sereme was there to make a declaration. | Burkina Faso: Tifitra fampitandremana ao amin'ny Radio sy tele Borkinabe, fikoropahan'ny vondron'olona tao. |
13 | Read the full article… http://t.co/oer0uuB2Gu | Hanao fanambarana i Saran Sereme no nahatonga azy tao. |
14 | - koaci.com (@Koaci) November 2, 2014 | Lahatsoratra… |
15 | The tension between the army and activists isn't likely to subside any time soon, as there are already calls to protest Lieutenant-Colonel Zida's purported seizure of power [link in english]. | Tsy nitolefika vetivety ny fifampihenjanana teo amin'ny fiarahamonim-pirenena sy ny tafika satria efa niantso sahady ny Burkinabés hanao fihetsiketsehana manohitra ny fandraisan'ny Lietnà-Kolonely Zida ny fahefana ny fiarahamonim-pirenena. |
16 | Zida, nevertheless, has sought to reassure the country's youth about his good intentions. | |
17 | Appealing to young persons is no accident, moreover; the youth played an instrumental role in the demonstrations that brought down Compaoré's regime. | Miezaka ny manome toky ny tanora ao Burkina izay angady nananana nandritra ny fihetsiketsehana nahatonga ny fianjeran'i Compaoré kosa i Zida. |
18 | Despite Zida's outreach efforts, the opposition has remained largely skeptical about the army's plans. | Mbola be fanahiana amin'izay fikasan'ny tafika ihany kosa anefa ny mpanohitra. |
19 | Indeed, Burkina Faso's constitution is clear on this point: the President of the National Assembly (the legislature) is supposed to take over, when there is a power “vacancy”. | Voalaza tokoa ao amin'ny Lalampanorenana burkinabé tokoa manko fa raha misy ny tranga tahaka izao dia ny filohan'ny Antenimieram-Pirenena no miantsoroka ny fitantanana vonjimaika raha misy ny “fahabangan'ny olona” eo amin'ny toeran'ilay fahefana. |
20 | Salif Ouedraogo in Ouagadougou writes: | Salif Ouedraogo ao Ouagadougou nanamafy toy izao : |
21 | We are totally opposed to the takeover of power by the military. | Manohitra tanteraka ny fandraisan'ny miaramila ny fahefana izahay. |
22 | We demand a civilian head of state and tomorrow we gather at Revolution Square to say ‘no' to military power, even if this means more bloodshed. | Mitaky izahay ho sivily no eo amin'ny fitondrana ary rahampitso dia hivory eo amin'ny kianjan'ny revolisiona izahay hitsipahana ny fahefana miaramila, raha mbola tsy maintsy iharan'ny rà mandriaka bebe kokoa aza ny vahoaka |
23 | Protesters clean of the city of Ouagadougou. (With permission from Oeil d'Afrique.) | Fanadiovana ny tanàna tao Ouagadougou nataon'ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana - nahazoana alalana avy amin'i Oeil d'Afrique |
24 | Before these latest, fatal clashes outside the RTB national radio station, activists were by example, cleaning the streets of Ouagadougou after protests that brought together millions of civilians. | Talohan'ny fifandonana farany teo alohan'ny radiom-pirenena izay niteraka fahafatesan'olona iray, dia nanome ohatra tamin'ny fanadiovana ny lalan'i Ouagadougou ny fiarahamonim-pirneena taorian'ny fihetsiketsehana nahazoana olona an-tapitrisany. |
25 | Appealing to a sense of civic duty, the ‘Balai Citoyen' [literally ‘citizen broom'] civil society group called on people to restore order in the capital. | Niantso n fitiavan-tanindrazan'ny olom-pirenena mba hampiverina ny fahadiovana sy ny filaminana ao an-drenivohitra ny vondron'olon-tsotra “Balai Citoyen”. Nisy tanora iray mpanao fihetsiketsehana nanazava ny mahazava-dehibe izao fihetsika izao : |
26 | A young protester explains the importance of this gesture: | Omaly isika namafa filoha iray ka anio isika mamafa ny lalana. |
27 | Yesterday we swept out a president and today we are sweeping the streets. | Tsy maintsy natao ny namotika, ho fanehoana fa tsy matahotra na inona na inona [..]. |
28 | We had to break things to show that we were not afraid of anything […]. | Fa taorian'izay zavatra vita izay, dia tsy maintsy averina amin'ny fahadiovany ny tanàna. |
29 | But after everything we had done, we had to clean up the city. | Ankehitriny, hoavy ny vahiny, dia mba ho tahaka ny hoe tsy nisy na inona na inona. |
30 | Now, foreigners will start coming again, as though nothing has happened. | Mbola feno misitery tanteraka ny hoavy akaikin'i Burkina Faso. |
31 | While Burkina Faso's immediate future is still uncertain, the actions of its youth have already ended the 27-year reign of an African president. | |
32 | The video below shows the actions of the ‘balai' [‘broom'] citizen movement, demanding greater democracy for Burkina Faso: | Fa efa nahafahana namarana ny fitondrana maharitra 27 taona nataon'ny filoha afrikana iray ny hetsika nataon'ny tanora burkinabé. |
33 | There is no doubt that other African leaders who want to change the law to extend their presidential terms (the leaders of Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, and Benin come to mind) will be closely monitoring what happens next in Burkina Faso. | Ny lahatsary eto ambany dia mamerina indray ny hetsika nataon'ny “balai citoyen” hisian'ny demaokrasia betsaka kokoa ao Burkina Faso : Azo itokisana tanteraka fa hanaraka akaiky ny fivoaran'ny fihetsiketsehana ireo mpitondra afrikana mitady hanao fanitsiana mba hanitarana ny fe-potoana iasany (Repoblika demaokratikan'i Congo, Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, Bénin). |
34 | The obvious lesson so far is that no one can hold power ‘for life'. Compoaré learned this the hard way. | Tsy misy intsony izany fahefana tazonina mandra-maty izany, anisan'ny voan'izany lesona izany i Compoaré. |