Africa Asks: ‘If Burkina Can Do It, Why Can’t We?’

Associated Press | Johannesburg: News that Burkina Faso’s long-serving leader Blaise Compaore had been pushed out of power prompted an explosion of comment from across Africa on Friday, with many citizens asking, “If they can do it, why can’t we.” As images of tens of thousands jubilant Burkinabe were seen from Harare to Banjul, Twitter and…