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1 | People in Burkina Faso Are Taking to the Streets Against a ‘President for Life’ | Midina An-dalambe Ny Vahoaka Ao Borkina Faso Hiadiana Amin'ny “Filoha Mandra-pahafaty” |
2 | Statue of President Compaoré taken down by protesters in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso - via Edem Tchakou (with permission) | Sary vongan'ny Filoha Compaoré nazeran'ireo mpanao fihetsiketsehana tany Bobo Dioulasso, Borkina Faso- avy amin'i Edem Tchakou (nahazoana alàlana) |
3 | Protests have rocked Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, and other cities since mid-October following President Blaise Compaoré‘s proposal to revise the West African country's presidential term limits. | Nahozongozon'ny hetsi-panoherana i Ouagadougou, renivohitr'i Borkina Faso, sy ireo tanàn-dehibe hafa hatramin'ny tapaky ny volana Oktobra, taorian'ilay sosokevitry ny Filoha Blaise Compaoré ny amin'ny handinihana indray ny fe-potoana iasan'ny filoham-pirenena any Afrika Andrefana. |
4 | A president can only run for two presidential terms under the current constitution. | Fe-potoana roa ihany no azon'ny filoha iray iasàna araka ny lalàm-panorenana amin'izao fotoana izao. |
5 | But that constitution has been amended three times - in 1997, 2000 and 2002 - since it was approved in 1991. | Nefa efa in-telo novàna io lalàm-panorenana io - tamin'ny 1997, 2000 ary 2002 - hatramin'ny nandaniana azy tamin'ny 1991. |
6 | These amendments have allowed Compaoré to remain in power for 27 years. | Namela an'i Compaoré hijanona teo amin'ny fitondrana nandritra ny 27 taona ireo fanovàna ireo. |
7 | The proposed revision, which is set to be voted on through a referendum this coming week, seeks to reduce the current seven-year term to five years. | Ilay sosokevitra fanitsiana, izay nokasaina holaniana amin'ny alàlan'ny fitsapankevibahoaka amin'ny herinandro ho avy izao dia mikatsaka ny hampihena ho 5 taona ilay fe-potoam-piasana 7 taona amin'izao fotoana. |
8 | The proposal would reset the clock to zero (so to speak) and allow him to run three more times and, if he wins, to be president for an additional 15 years. | Hamerina indray ny fanisana ho aotra (araka ny fomba fiteny) io sosokevitra io ary hamela azy hitondra in-telo indray, raha lany izy, ka hiampy 15 taona indray ny maha-filoha azy. |
9 | On October 28, tens of thousands of people marched through the capital, chanting for change mostly in a peaceful manner. | An'aliny ireo olona nanao diabe nanerana ny renivohitra ny 28 Oktobra, nihira ho an'ny fiovàna, tanatin'ny filaminana tamin'ny ankapobeny. |
10 | Still, a few protesters toppled the president's statue located at the center of Bobo Dioulasso and police threw tear gas at the protesters in Ouagadougou. | Na izany aza anefa, nisy mpanao fihetsiketsehana vitsivitsy nanjera ny sary vongan'ny filoha teo afovoan'i Bobo Dioulasso ary dia nanipy baomba mandatsa-dranomaso tany amin'ireo mpanao fihetsiketsehana tao Ouagadougou ny mpitandro filaminana. |
11 | The leader of the opposition, Zephirin Diabre, is one of the leading organizers of the protests. | Iray amin'ireo mpitarika nikarakara ny hetsika ny lehiben'ny mpanohitra, Zephirin Diabre. |
12 | On October 26, he tweeted a call for people to march together: | Nibitsika antso ho an'ny vahoaka mba hiaraka hanao diabe izy ny 26 Oktobra : |
13 | The protest will start with a get-together at the Place de la Nation on October 28 at 8 AM #Ouagadougou | Hanomboka amin'ny fivoriana amin'ny 8 ora maraina eo amin'ny “Place de la Nation” ny hetsika ny 28 Oktobra #Ouagadougou |
14 | He then added why he thought it was time for citizens to take action: | Avy eo dia nampiany ny antony nieritreretany fa fotoana izao handraisan'ny mponina andraikitra: |
15 | NO to the tweaking of the constitution. | TSIA ho an'ny fanodinkodinana ny Lalàm-panorenana. |
16 | We need to reject forever the concept of president for life. | Mila mandà mandra-pahafaty io hevitry ny filoha io isika. |
17 | We must refuse the hijacking of the constitution ! | Tsy maintsy tsipahantsika ny fanodinkodinana ny lalàm-panorenana ! |
18 | The protests were widely documented and followed on Twitter via the hashtags #burkina, #bf226 and #iwili. | Voarakitra midadasika be sy narahina tao amin'ny Twitter tamin'ny alalan'ireo tenifototra #burkina, #bf226 ary #iwili ireo fihetsiketsehana. |
19 | Mossi Dramame, from the capital, posted a few images: | Nizara sary vitsivitsy i Mossi Dramame, avy any an-drenivohitra : |
20 | People of Burkina, Africa is with you. | Ry vahoakan'i Borkina, manohana anareo i Afrika. |
21 | Compaoré out ! | Mialà i Compaoré ! |
22 | #Burkina | #Burkina |
23 | Here is a snapshot of the attendance on Tuesday morning: | Inty misy sarin'ilay fivoriana tamin'ny Talata maraina: |
24 | Human tidel wave at the Place de la Révolution in #Burkina Faso #iwili cc @papalioune @paddoff | Hipoka olona ny “Place de la Révolution” tany #Burkina Faso #iwili cc @papalioune @paddoff |
25 | Even if they understand the reason for the protests, some Burkinabe are unsure that civilian disobedience is the right way to go about it. | Na dia azon-dry zareo aza ny anton'ireo hetsi-panoherana dia tsy azon'ireo Borkinabe sasany antoka fa ny fikomiana no làlana marina hahatongavana amin'izany. |
26 | Yaya Boudani reports some of those views from Ouagadougou: | Taterin'i Yaya Boudani ny sasany amin'ireo fomba fijery ireo avy any Ouagadougou: |
27 | We must choose means within the rules of the law to settle this issue between the government and the opposition. | Tokony hifidy ireo làlana ara-dalàna isika amin'ny famahàna io olana eo amin'ny mpanohitra sy ny mpitondra io. |
28 | There is no other way because going the illegal way will polarize the nation. | Tsy misy làlana hafa ankoatra io afa-tsy ny làlana tsy ara-dalàna izay mampiady ny andaniny sy ny ankilany. |
29 | The country may enter a period of crisis that nobody can control. | Ho tafiditra anaty krizy izay tsy ho voafehin'iza na iza isika. |
30 | Observers from the neighboring countries are anxiously observing this new development in Burkina Faso. | Mandinika am-pitaintainana ity fivoarana vaovao any Borkina Faso ity ireo mpanara-maso any amin'ireo firenena manodidina. |
31 | President Compaoré played a pivotal role in mediating the Ivorian crisis in 2010. | Nanana anjara asa goavana ny Filoha Compaoré tamin'ny fanelanelanany nandritra ny krizy Ivôriana tamin'ny 2010. |
32 | Following the November 2010 presidential election, Côte d'Ivoire experienced a drawn-out governance crisis after the two opposing leaders, Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara, both claimed victory. | Torian'ny fifidianana filoham-pirenena tamin'ny Novambra 2010, niaina krizim-pitondrana lavareny i Côte d'Ivoire taorian'ny fitakian'ireo mpifaninana roa, Laurent Gbagbo sy i Alassane Ouattara, ny fandreseny. |
33 | Protests and all-out violence marked the period from the initial standoff, as neither Gbagbo or Ouattara showed signs of backing down. | Nanamarika ny fotoana hatramin'ny fiandohan'ilay olana saro-bahàna ireo hetsi-panoherana sy ireo herisetra mihoa-pefy, satria samy tsy nisy nilefitra na i Gbagbo na i Ouattara. |
34 | Compoaré spearheaded a mediation task force to try to out a halt to the violence. | Nitarika hery mpanelanelana i Compaoré hampijanonana ny herisetra. |
35 | A member of the Ivorian government, Alain Lobognon, weighed in on the protest via his Twitter feed: | Nanadihady ilay hetsi-panoherana ny mpikambana iray ao amin'ny governemanta Ivôriana, Alain Lobognon, avy amin'ny alalan'ny fahan'ny Twitter-ny: |
36 | Any political system is defined by its objectives and its context. | Ireo tanjony no mamaritra ny toeram-pianarana politika rehetra. |
37 | China is an exception when it comes to democracy. | Miavaka ara-demôkratika i Shina. |
38 | Why can't Burkina Faso follow the same path? | Maninona no tsy mba ho tahaka izany i Borkina Faso? |
39 | Observers are afraid that violence might escalate soon. | Matahotra ny mety hiakaran'ny herisetra ireo mpanara-maso. |
40 | Reports on News Ouaga show that protests the week before were becoming more contentious: | Asehon'ireo tatitra ao amin'ny “News Ouaga” fa nanjary adihevitra be ireo hetsika ny herinandro talohan'io: |
41 | After relatively peaceful protests last week in Ouagadougou, groups of “50 to 300″ individuals attacked members of the parliament at their homes on Sunday, accusing them of being “corrupt” and “traitors to the nation”. | Taorian'ireo fihetsiketsehina somary am-pilaminana tamin'ny herinandro lasa tany Ouagadougou iny dia nisy vondron'olona “50” ka hatramin'ny 300″ “nanafika” solombavambahoaka teo anoloan'ny tranon'izy ireo hatramin'ny Alahady. Nampangainy ho mpanao “kolikoly”, sy “mpamadika firenena” ry zareo. |