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Military coup in Burkina Faso

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Coup d’etat in Bukina Faso. A group of soldiers announced on the state television network Rtb that a military junta is now leading the country, after arresting President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, elected for the second time in 2020. It is the third coup in eighteen months in the area. ‘West Africa, vulnerable to attacks by Islamic extremists, and where troops from various European countries are present, starting with France

The Patriotic Movement for the Safeguard and Restoration – Captain Sidsoré Kaber Oudreaogo, spokesperson of the group announced on TV – now intends to set a calendar so that new elections can be held “within a reasonable time” and a return to “a constitutional order accepted by all. “. The government is now led by Lieutenant Colonel Sandaogo Paul Henri Damiba who has suspended the constitution, dissolved the government and national assembly, closed land and air borders “until further notice” and imposed a curfew from 9pm to 5am.

The spokesman wanted to reassure the Burkina Faso partners «on the firm will of our country to continue to respect its international commitments, particularly in the field of human rights.

It is not clear where Kaboré is currently. The junta spokesman explained that the coup was carried out “without bloodshed and without any physical violence against the arrested, who are detained in a safe place, respecting their dignity”. Kabore’s presidency, which began in 2015, was marked by an escalation of terrorist activity in what used to be one of the most stable countries in the area.

The president’s party denounced the attempt by the military to assassinate Kaboré and one of his ministers, and reported that the presidential palace remains surrounded by “hooded and heavily armed men”.

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