MOSCOW, October 1 – Novosti. The French Embassy in Burkina Faso denies the involvement of the French army in what is happening in the country.
Earlier, the media reported that a military group in Burkina Faso, led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, announced the removal of the head of the country’s transitional government, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, the suspension of the constitution in the country, the dissolution of the government and the closure of borders.
“The embassy categorically denies any involvement of the French army in the events of the last hours and rumors that the authorities of Burkina Faso were taken over by the French military or are under their protection,” the mission said on Twitter .
Rebels in Burkina Faso seized power on January 24 on behalf of the Patriot Movement for Preservation and Restoration, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, 41. They announced that they had dismissed the president of the country, Rock Mark Kabore, the country’s government was dissolved, the constitution was suspended. Later, the rebels decided to restore the constitution.
