Burkina Faso: Closure of One of the Main Mosques in Ouagadougou After Protests
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In Burkina, the large Sunni mosque in Ouagadougou is under surveillance. Currently, the area around the mosque is closed and the police are in place, a measure put in place by the authorities after the announcement on Thursday 28 May of the closure "until further order" of the mosque, for "risks of disturbance to public order". Tuesday night, the eve of the Tabaski, demonstrations had taken place, led by the mosque's faithful who called for the …
The authorities in Burkina Faso said that they had decided to close the Grand Mosque of the Sunni Movement in the capital, Ouagadougou, until further notice, justifying the decision with fears of disturbances that might affect public order, following protests in the city to demand the release of an arrested imam. According to a decision signed by Thursday, the Governor of Kadyogo Abdullah Basinga Province, it was decided to close immediately the…
In Ouagadougou, the large Sunni mosque in Ouagadougou has just been sealed 24 hours after the arrest of Imam Kindo. It is the governorate of Kadiogo that put the Sunni temple under bell.
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