East Bay’s Burkina Faso expats watch coup from afar

By Waringa Kamau | October 14, 2015 |
Burkina Faso expats living in the East Bay watch a military coup unfold in their home country.

It’s hard for immigrants to be away from their home countries. It’s even harder when they learn that there’s been a coup back home where their friends and families still live. On September 16, military guards in Burkina Faso took over the airwaves, announcing that they were now in charge. Burkinabes living in the Bay Area say they are concerned about the safety of their friends and relatives back home.

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