Tense night in Burkina Faso after suspected coup attempt
In Burkina Faso, the night of Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 January was turbulent in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. Responding to a call from associations belonging to the Veille citoyenne (Citizen Watch) – which supports the military regime – hundreds of people took to the streets to block “a coup attempt”.
Several barracks in the Burkinabe capital were on alert because “the situation was described as tense” by several security sources, who did not provide further details. Since this night-time alert, security measures have been visible on Sunday 4 January in front of the Baba-Sy camp in Ouagadougou, according to several residents contacted in the capital.
Furthermore, media outlets supporting the current military regime have announced several arrests and accused the former transitional president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, of being behind the plot from Togo, where he has been in exile since his fall from power in September 2022.
It should be noted that several soldiers were arrested at the end of September on suspicion of complicity in an attack against state security.
Hundreds of Ibrahim Traoré’s supporters – the Wayignans – took to several public squares and roundabouts in Ouagadougou during the night, with the aim of forming a bulwark against this new coup attempt.
Several Facebook pages supporting Captain Ibrahim Traoré issued an alert late at night, claiming that this destabilisation plan included the assassination of soldiers close to Captain Traoré.
English translation
Tense night in Burkina Faso after suspected coup attempt
In Burkina Faso, the night of Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 January was turbulent in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. Responding to a call from associations belonging to the Veille citoyenne (Citizen Watch) – which supports the military regime – hundreds of people took to the streets to block “a coup attempt”.
Several barracks in the Burkinabe capital were on alert because “the situation was described as tense” by several security sources, who did not provide further details. Since this night-time alert, security measures have been visible on Sunday 4 January in front of the Baba-Sy camp in Ouagadougou, according to several residents contacted in the capital.
Furthermore, media outlets supporting the current military regime have announced several arrests and accused the former transitional president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, of being behind the plot from Togo, where he has been in exile since his fall from power in September 2022.
It should be noted that several soldiers were arrested at the end of September on suspicion of complicity in an attack against state security.
Hundreds of Ibrahim Traoré’s supporters – the Wayignans – took to several public squares and roundabouts in Ouagadougou during the night, with the aim of forming a bulwark against this new coup attempt.
Several Facebook pages supporting Captain Ibrahim Traoré issued an alert late at night, claiming that this destabilisation plan included the assassination of soldiers close to Captain Traoré.
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