Military Officers Announce Coup in Burkina Faso

By artappraiser on Sat, 10/01/2022 - 3:29am |

It happened again: a new coup in Burkina Faso, eight months after the previous one. Same reasons: failure of the previous government to quash an Islamist insurgency. This time, military officers removed another military leaderhttps://t.co/7dtNkYk9E2 pic.twitter.com/5RN3W067Gh
— Elian Peltier (@ElianPeltier) September 30, 2022

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/30/world/africa/burkina-faso-coup.html

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A coup has taken place in Burkina Faso.

Captain Ibrahim Traore has overthrown Burkina Faso's Military Head of State, Paul-Henri Damiba.

He has dissolved the government and constitution.

Paul-Henri Damiba overthrew Burkina Faso's President Kaboré on January 24, 2022. pic.twitter.com/RK13k3ojdA
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) September 30, 2022

How October started in Burkina Faso pic.twitter.com/RbtnzbRDg9
— Kabuye James (@KabuyeJames9) October 1, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/01/2022 - 3:32am

Burkina Junta Chief Urges Putschists to 'Come to Their Senses'

Agence France Presse via VOA News, Oct. 2

OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Burkina Faso's junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Saturday urged junior officers to "come to their senses" after they said they ousted him in a reported coup that sparked deep concern among foreign leaders.

The officers on Friday said they had toppled Damiba, accusing him of failure to quell jihadist attacks. It is the second coup this year in the West African country, and the latest in the Sahel region, much of which is battling a growing Islamist insurgency.

Making his first comments since the putsch, Damiba in a written statement urged his rivals "to come to their senses to avoid a fratricidal war that Burkina Faso doesn't need.”

He rejected allegations by the army officers who seized power that he was hiding in a French base but provided no further details about his location.

Damiba himself came to power in a coup in January [....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/02/2022 - 3:53am

He gave up:

"Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba “offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences”, according to a statement on Sunday by mediators."

second coup this yearhttps://t.co/IDUeSxYweM
— Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò (@OlufemiOTaiwo) October 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/03/2022 - 4:44am

Fuck you, France. We're open to help from anyone else, including Russia. (Does that mean another "Cold War' scenario, where it's the U.S. vs. Russia vs. China inserting themselves in unstable third world countries?)

The Embassy of France in Burkina Faso has been set on fire. Citizens stormed the premise and vandalized the entire building. The protesters are demanding France to exit from their country. pic.twitter.com/qdZra7Bd02
— Africa Archives (@Africa_Archives) October 2, 2022

Protesters set fire to the French embassy in Burkina Faso. pic.twitter.com/to2DuAc1sA
— War Monitor (@WarfareReports) October 2, 2022

The French embassy in Burkinafaso has been set on fire by angry protesters yesterday, the military government and the people of Burkinafaso have demanded immediate evacuation of the French from Burkinafaso soil. pic.twitter.com/sXT6G7GPd9
— Adémola (@OgbeniDemola) October 3, 2022

Despite the coup, people are protesting in the capital city of Burkina Faso rejecting France and calling on Russia to step in to bring order into the country. pic.twitter.com/S1wF0sRq2v
— The African Times (@africantimesusa) October 3, 2022

Quite a number of Russian flags waved yesterday in Burkina Faso by pro-Ibrahim Traore supporters, pictures of Vladimir Putin, slogans calling for cooperation with Russia. Signalling their expectations that the new junta will seek closer ties with Russia just like Mali. pic.twitter.com/PA7E5fOluF
— Linnete Bahati (@BahatiLinnete) October 3, 2022

Russia ratchets up involvement in Sahel

EURACTIV: Is Moscow involved? Supporters of Burkina Faso coup wave Russian flags.https://t.co/d5tzgNmEIR

via @GoogleNews
— David Hurburgh (@DHurburgh) October 3, 2022

Scenes like this one aren't surprising in #Burkina Faso where regular rallies take place in support of #Russia.

Russian influence in Mali has already prompted France to leave, suggesting that what we are really seeing is a proxy war between Russia and France. https://t.co/7KN4iweab6
— Charlie Lister (@Charlie__Lister) October 3, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/03/2022 - 4:55am

as in this, not a good story from Zimbabwe:

Scoop: Two senior US Senate staffers were meeting human rights activists in Zimbabwe when they started being filmed and followed

When they left in a US embassy car, multiple cars suddenly boxed them in

Then their phones suddenly stopped working…

More: https://t.co/Fp11G1FxSW
— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) September 20, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/03/2022 - 5:26am

Military Officers Announce Coup in Burkina Faso

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