OVERVIEW President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso resigned on Oct. 31, 2014, ceding power to the military following mass protests. The country's political situation has changed quickly in recent days, and we cannot predict how it will continue to unfold. Because of the current high level of political uncertainty, we have placed our 'B' long-term rating on Burkina Faso on CreditWatch with negative implications. We expect to resolve the CreditWatch status of the rating when there is greater clarity on the country's political direction; we could lower the rating if political turmoil jeopardizes donor flows, putting pressure on Burkina Faso's fiscal and external balances. RATING ACTION PARIS (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 3, 2014--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that
