According to a report, Burkina Faso’s regime said it had prevented a coup on Tuesday, the second coup attempt in a month, a sign of divisions within the senior military ranks. Reportedly, four officers have been arrested, two have absconded, new security agents have been appointed.
According to the report, president Traore seized power a year ago when he unseated Colonel Damiba who came to power in a coup in January 2020. Reportedly, a spokesman for the military government said, “The action of this disastrous project of destabilisation, driven by interests at odds with the dynamic of reconquest of our national territory and the sovereignty of our dear country harboured the dark intention of attacking the institutions of the republic and precipitating our country in chaos. According to the report, thousands of supporters took to the streets on Tuesday in support of the military regime’s leader.