Safety Minister Mahamadou Sana introduced the foiling of the coup on tv
Burkina Faso’s military authorities has stated it foiled a “main plot” to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the military alleging the plotters had been based mostly in neighbouring Ivory Coast.
Safety Minister Mahamadou Sana stated the coup try was led by present and former troopers working with “terrorist leaders”. The intention was to assault the presidential palace final week, he added.
The purpose of the plan was to “sow complete chaos, and place the nation underneath the supervision of a global organisation”, Sana stated on state tv on Monday.
It’s the newest of a number of claims of makes an attempt to take away the junta chief who seized energy in 2022 amid growing militant assaults.
Burkina Faso, like its Sahel neighbours, has been battling armed jihadist teams, with an estimated 40 per cent of the nation underneath their management.
Regardless of guarantees by Capt Traoré’s army authorities to enhance safety and even looking for new safety companionships with Russia, the scenario stays dire with frequent assaults from insurgents.
On this newest coup try, which occurred final week however particulars of which have solely simply been launched, Sana stated the plotters tried to make use of Burkinabe non secular and traditional leaders to sway military officers into backing the plan.
—BBC
