Sources for this episode include the following:
- “Burkina Faso Military Takeover” from the Africa Research Bulletin
- Nick Turse in “Another U.S. Trained Soldier Stages a Coup in West Africa” from The Intercept
- Thiam Ndiaga and Edward Mcallister in “African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup” from Reuters
- Ornella Moderan and Fahiraman Rodrigue Kone in “What caused the coup in Burkina Faso?” from the Institute for Security Studies
- Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk in “Exclusive: U.S. halts nearly $160 million aid to Burkina Faso after finding military coup occurred” from Reuters
- Ebenezer Obadare in “Coup in Burkina Faso Bodes Ill for Stability in West Africa” from the Council on Foreign Relations
- Federica Marsi in “Burkina Faso: Military coup prompts fears of further instability” from Aljazeera