What We Are Reading Today: Burkina Faso

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Updated 17 January 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: Burkina Faso

  • The citizens’ struggle in this regard stands as one of the few instances of a popular democratic uprising succeeding in sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Ernest Harsch

In 2014, huge protests across Burkina Faso succeeded in overthrowing the long-entrenched regime of their authoritarian ruler, Blaise Compaore. Defying all expectations, this popular movement defeated an attempted coup by the old regime.

The citizens’ struggle in this regard stands as one of the few instances of a popular democratic uprising succeeding in sub-Saharan Africa.

In this book, Ernest Harsch provides a compelling history of this little-understood country, according to a review on goodreads.com.

 


What We Are Reading Today: Habitats of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomons

Updated 08 March 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: Habitats of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomons

Authors: Iain Campbell, Charley Hesse, And Phil Gregory

When visitors think of Australia, they expect strange wildlife such as kangaroos, platypus, koalas, and cassowaries.

Yet nothing prepares people for the otherworldly landscapes of mallee and mulga woodlands, karri forests, and spinifex and gibber deserts.

This illustrated guide covers every major habitat found on the continent together with those of New Guinea and the Solomons.

Packed with invaluable information, Habitats of Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomons completely redefines how we experience the landscapes and wildlife.