I was interested in why there's a coup.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60102087

The mutineers made several demands, including:

    * the dismissal of the army chief of staff and the head of the intelligence service

    * the deployment of more troops to the front line to fight the insurgents

    * better care for wounded solders, and the families of those killed in battle.

This apparently centers around:

> The killing of 53 people by suspected jihadists in November heightened public outrage against the government, and raised fears that the military would take power - just as it had in neighbouring Mali in May.

> On Saturday, dozens of people were arrested in Ouagadougou for holding a banned rally to protest against what they described as the government's inability to deal with the militants.