Location:
Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, Sahel
Incident Date:
January 29, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
1.50
DESCRIPTION::
Thousands of people demonstrated in the streets of Ouahigouya on Monday, January 29, 2024 to ask for more security in the region. Some demonstrators went to the premises of RTB 2 tv station to hold its leaders to account. In the process, they burned tires and ransacked the premises. The demonstrators would justify these acts by the fact that national television was not on site to cover their protest march.