The French embassy in Burkina Faso denied any role in the events a day after the military takeover there.
The French embassy disputed the allegations made by the country’s new leaders against the French side today, Saturday, claiming that the country’s former leader, Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Demba, is not in the French diplomatic mission or in a French military post.
Damiba had sought refuge in the French post, according to a military council spokesperson who had made the statement on the official RTP television, suggesting that he had plans to react to what had happened.
A portion of the army led by Captain Ibrahima Traoré staged another coup on Friday, eight months after the last one.
We don’t know where Damiba is right now.
Without identifying them, the new authorities charged Damiba with refusing to collaborate with “other partners” in the battle against terrorism.
An employee of the German news agency (DPA) in the nation’s capital, Ouagadougou, claims that on Saturday, a small group of locals demonstrated in front of the French base to demand that the French soldiers leave the country and to declare their support for putschist leader Traore.
The media’s photographs also showed a few stray Russian flags.
Social media users posted requests for a protest in support of Traore under the hashtag “Against Damiba and France.”
In the meantime, the French Foreign Ministry “strongly” condemned the acts of violence against its embassies in Burkina Faso.
France disputes its involvement in the Burkina Faso putsch.
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