This week, security forces in Burkina Faso ousted the democratically elected president, suspended the constitution and announced a state of emergency. They criticized the government for not doing enough to combat the ongoing insurgency in the country. But will they do any better? The World’s Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi brings us this report.
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