COVID d'état in Burundi

[Mark Crispin Miller]

The fate of Pres. Pierre Nkurunziza tells us that it's dangerous

to be a national leader disinclined to follow the WHO playbook

on the coronavirus.

I can't tell who wrote this piece. (If anyone knows, please tell me.)

MCM

 

Jul 14, 2020 

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Coronavirus and Regime Change: Burundi’s Covid Coup

While the people of the western world occupy themselves wearing masks, pointing fingers and using so much hand sanitizer it literally kills them, the big world of Geo-Politics still ticks along, following the same tired old patterns with only slight variations in method. A modern twist, if you will.

Here’s a little summary of Burundi’s recent history:

• The president of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, dismissed covid19 as nonsense.
• The president of Burundi was vilified in the Western press.
• The president of Burundi expelled the World Health Organization from his country.
• The president of Burundi died suddenly of a “heart attack”.
• The NEW president of Burundi immediately reversed his predecessor’s Covid19 policies.

And now for the long version…

6th May 2020

The Council on Foreign Relations blog posts an article titled “COVID-19 is Coinciding with Dangerous Trends in Burundi’s Democracy”.

At that time Burundi was listed as having 7 ‘active cases’ of COVID-19.

Click on the link for the rest.