general disconnect
By Quentin Velluet
Posted on August 8, 2023 04:00
In Burkina Faso, Operation Vent du Salut is not the name of a new military intervention against suspected terrorists, but a consumer boycott campaign ongoing since April. At issue are the prices charged by telecom operators in a tense economic climate where every CFA franc counts.
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