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September 21, 2015

Pham on the Coup in Burkina Faso

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on elections in Burkina Faso after a government coup:

“This is not a recipe for political stability going forward,” said J. Peter Pham, director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington.

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“The government itself is acting in defiance,” Pham said during a telephone interview Monday. “Even if they manage to stage elections peacefully, which is a challenge I’m not sure they’re up to, you’re still going to have a problem.”​

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