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The ECOWAS opposed the coup and added that it came at an "inopportune time" when Burkina Faso was returning to a constitutional government. [6] Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the African Union Commission, condemned the coup as "unconstitutional" and suspended Burkina Faso from the organization. [28]
The junta came to power in a 2022 coup pledging to beat back jihadists who have ravaged the landlocked West African country for years. Burkina Faso's junta said it had uncovered an international ...
Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday its intelligence and security services had thwarted a coup attempt and were actively pursuing others believed involved in what it called a bid ...
Four army officers were arrested in Burkina Faso, a military prosecutor said, a day after the country’s ruling military junta announced it had thwarted a coup attempt.
In a previous coup in January 2022, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba overthrew the government of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré due to the Burkinabé government's inability to suppress the jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, which had begun in 2019 and saw jihadists make gains across the country in late 2021. [1]
European Union: European Union High Representative, Josep Borrell, issued a statement on Burkina Faso: "We follow with great concern the evolution of the situation in Burkina Faso. The latest news is very worrying, regarding the detention of President Kaboré, and the occupation of national radio and television by elements of the army.
One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on the ruling junta of a country where ...
Army officials announced on state television that the military had taken power and dissolved the country's government.