Conflict Brewing in Burkina Faso?

Shooting erupted in the capital of Burkina Faso overnight March 22-23, reportedly as the result of demonstrations by soldiers in support of five fellow soldiers allegedly involved in a sex scandal. The shooting is one of several signs of tensions brewing within Burkina Faso — tensions that could be related to the ongoing hostilities between the Burkinabe government and incumbent Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, who is fighting to maintain control in Cote d'Ivoire and sees the Burkinabe president as a threat.