Burkina Faso’s new military authorities are unlikely to be swayed by the clamour of condemnation.
For the time being, they have widespread support. Burkinabès were fed up with the previous government, which they perceived as corrupt and unable of dealing with an escalating Islamist insurgency.
It’s coup season in Africa right now. There have been two in Mali, one in Guinea, one in Chad, and one in Sudan in the last 18 months.
Apart from Sudan, where demonstrators refuse to give up despite terrible violence, many people in other nations appear resigned to accepting military rule, possibly in the assumption that soldiers will achieve more than civilian leaders.