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Burkina Faso: Netizens Debate Political Turmoil on Facebook Group

Written byClaire Ulrich

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Posted 6 June 2011 17:28 GMT

The 2,000 member strong opposition Facebook group “Blaise Compaoré doit partir” ([President] Blaise Compaoré must go) is one of the platforms netizens are turning to to share news, updates and opinions [fr] about the tense situation in Burkina Faso, where mutinous militaries and presidential forces clashed last week in the town of  Bobo Dioulasso.

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