Soldiers announced Friday night that they had overthrown Burkina Faso’s military government, launching the second coup of the year and sacking the current ruler, who has been in power since January.
soldiers appeared RTB National Television Gunshots were reportedly heard in the capital Ouagadougou during the day.
Current President Paul Henri Damiba Announces Expulsion of Military Government Spokesperson Kiswensida Farouk Azaria Sorgo read Captain Ibrahim Traoré has issued a statement announcing that he will become the country’s new leader.
He also announced a constitutional suspension, indefinite border closures, and a nationwide curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
“All political activity has been suspended,” the spokesperson said. The group “reassures the international community that Burkina Faso will continue to respect its international engagements, especially human rights,” Sorgo said.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) condemned the action. “ECOWAS reaffirms its unequivocal opposition to the seizure or maintenance of power through unconstitutional means,” the group said in a statement. statement share on twitter.
