Burkina Faso coup leader Gen Diendere defies ultimatum
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Army chiefs had given Gen Gilbert Diendere a 10:00 GMT deadline to surrender or face an assault.
The army has ordered anti-coup protesters in the capital, Ouagadougou, to return home, amid fears of fighting.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...