MOSCOW, October 2 – Novosti. The military seized power in Burkina Faso, led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, announced the opening of the country’s airspace.
On Friday, 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 country’s constitution, the dissolution of the government and the closure of borders.
“The head of the Patriot Movement for Preservation and Restoration (MPSR) is informing the national and international community about the reopening of air borders from today, October 2, 2022,” the military said in a statement posted on the social media page of national broadcaster RTB.
Earlier, the military said the situation in the country was “under control” and urged citizens to remain calm and “restraint.”
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.
