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This afternoon, the streets in Ouagadougou became unsafe again. The opposition isn’t happy with the transition leader being a military man, and has called for more protests. Guns were shot at protesters outside the national TV station by soldiers. “The UN has condemned the military takeover and threatened sanctions”, says the BBC.

The Swedish embassy, that just this morning lifted the recommendation of staying at home, sent out messages this afternoon invoking the recommendation again. The Swedish Office of Foreign Affairs has issued a recommendation against any unnecessary travels to Burkina Faso for Swedish citizens.

It seems like everything is happening in Ouagadougou, though. Here, everything seems like it’s back to normal and we hope that we’ll be able to go out working tomorrow. Our schedule is tight now, if we are to finish here on time.

This is a really weird situation. Things are crazy in Ouagadougou, but here they seem calm and we don’t know what to think. I just have to go with my gut, and my gut tells me: In the villages life goes on as usual. We’re in the middle of harvest season. If everything else is changing, you can at least rely upon that.

And they are always so happy to see us there. That is what I think.