After a week of relative calm, protests were noted in different parts of the country on Wednesday. In Koudougou the mayor's house, and police headquarters, were torched by merchants in protest of new policies (article [french] here). Gunshots were also reported across Ouagadougou and Bobo Dialasso and 5 other cities. It's been reported these events were driven by the police force.
Burkina's opposition parties have been calling for a country-wide protest April 30th in protest of the Compaoré government. This protest is expected to be large, and should be a point of continued prayer.
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