News from Al-Madina On Saturday, the United States expressed its deep concern over the current situation in Burkina Faso and denounced the army officers’ takeover of the government.
The government, the National Assembly, and the constitution have been suspended for the second time in eight months, army personnel have acknowledged, according to a statement from the State Department.
A day after it was revealed that President Paul-Henri Damiba had been overthrown in the West African nation’s second coup this year, gunfire was reported in the capital of Burkina Faso on Saturday.
Paris strongly denounces the “violence” committed on its embassy.
Following a military takeover in Burkina Faso, France denounced on Saturday night the attacks against its embassy there “in the strongest terms,” stating that the “safety of its citizens” is a “priority.”
Speaking on behalf of the French Foreign Ministry, Anne-Claire Logander told AFP, “We condemn in the harshest terms the acts of aggression against our embassy.” Our teams have been deployed and a crisis cell has been established in Ouagadougou for the safety of our compatriots, which is our top priority.
Reuters.
The Burkina Faso coup is condemned by the United States.
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