Prepare the riot police, a demonstration by the merchants in the streets of Ouagadougou on 16 April, 2011.The former Ambassador France was appointed first ministerStudents have been protestant for MOA group of security guards revolt last weekOuagadougou, Burkina Faso (CNN) - after weeks of unrest, the President of Burkina Faso has appointed a former Ambassador as new Prime Minister of the country, State media reported Monday.
A statement signed by President Blaise Compaoré appointed Luc Adolphe Tiao, former Ambassador of Burkina Faso in France, the post, according to RTV and national radio and television network. Before Tiao has been an Ambassador, he was President of the Superior Council of Communication of Burkina Faso, which governs the media.
The announcement was made after several incidents triggered the violence in the West African country, triggered by different events. No there was no information on the number of people had been injured.
Student protests are underway in the country since February, according to local media reports. The demonstrations came after a student died in prison.
On 30 March, protests erupted over a judgment of the Court. According to media reports, a man sued a group of five soldiers, saying they would forced to remove his clothing and walk home because he had dated girlfriend of the soldier. The Court held for the man. In violence that followed, the Minister of Defence stated that his house was attacked.
A small group of presidential security guards to revolt Thursday evening on a housing allowance promised, fired the shots inside the presidential compound and roving the streets, shooting guns, auto theft and steal people, according to officials with the Ministry of defence of. Two children of a defence officer were shot and hospitalized, officials said.
The soldiers demanded a housing allowance, they told that they had been promised by the President. The Ministry of defence, said Friday in a statement the soldiers had been paid, but the protests continued, with buildings in the capital, Ouagadougou, set the fire. The President would have also replaced the head of the military in the violence.
The President was at the Palace when the protests began and left briefly under heavy security, but returned later.
These days, a curfew was imposed and sources in the town of Po said violence was also that took place.
An appearance televised Monday, a spokesman for the Group of the security guards, Moussa Ag Abdoulaye, said it was time for an agreement on food and housing problems and apologized to the citizens of violence. The Group reaffirmed its commitment to the President, said the State media.
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