On the recordSeptember 16, 2015
These courageous efforts to advance Burkinabe democracy must not be undone, and the United States stands with the people of Burkina Faso in rejecting democratic backsliding.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“These courageous efforts to advance Burkinabe democracy must not be undone, and the United States stands with the people of Burkina Faso in rejecting democratic backsliding.”
Press Release - Statement by the National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on the Situation in Burkina Faso
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