Burkina -fos army says she thwarted the “main” story of the coup

Burkin’s military government said he had thwarted the “main story” to overthrow the leader of the junta Captus Ibrahim Traore, and the army stated that the conspirators were on the nearby elephant coast.

Security Minister Mohammad Sana said the coup attempt was headed by the current and former soldiers working with “terrorist leaders”. The intention was to attack the Presidential Palace last week, he added.

The purpose of the plan was to “sow a common chaos and place the country under the supervision of an international organization,” Sana said on Monday.

This is the last of several claims about the attempts to delete the leader of the junta, who seized power in 2022 amid strengthening militants.

Burkina -fos, like his Sahel’s neighbors, fights armed jihadist groups, With approximately 40% of the country under their control.

Despite the promises of Captain Traore’s military government, the security of security and even refer to new partnerships with Russia, the situation remains terrible with frequent attacks from the rebels.

In this latest coup attempt, which took place last week, but the details of which were only released, Sana stated that the Platers tried to use Burkinab’s traditional and traditional leaders to turn the army officers in support of the plan.

“The maneuver was to complete, according to the terrorist bullion plan, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, as a result of the attack on the presidency (Burkina), a group of soldiers recruited by the enemies of the country,” he said.

“The brains around the country are located on the ivory coast,” he added, in particular, two former army officers who are believed to be behind the plot.

He said that “sensitive information was transferred to” terrorists “to increase attacks on military and civilian and” ignite the uprising against power. “

Last week, several troops, including two officers, were arrested for planning the “destabilization” of the government, security sources said at AFP.

Ivur authorities have not yet commented on the claims that the plots were, but Burkinaba Khunta often accused his southern neighbor of supporting opponents of exile.

The last claim happened a few months after Uzhadug said he had thwarted another “destabilizing” story against the junta last November.

Burkina Faso, together with the two other military powers and Niger, broke away from the regional Western African bloc ecowas to form a new alliance.

They cut ties with the former colonial power of France and instead with Russia.

Additional BBC Monitoring Reporting