The National Coordination of Citizen Watch Associations (CNAVC) has announced a march and rally to be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Ouagadougou, heading towards the headquarters of the European Union.
This mobilisation aims to protest a recent European Parliament resolution concerning the situation of former Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum.
The announcement of the demonstration in front of the EU headquarters in Ouagadougou was made during a press conference held on the evening of Thursday, March 26, in the Burkinabe capital.
According to the coordination’s leaders, this initiative reflects their “outrage” at what they consider an infringement on the sovereignty of the member states of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
Adopted on March 12, 2026, the European Parliament resolution, which notably calls for the release of Mohamed Bazoum, is perceived by the CNAVC as interference in the internal affairs of the countries concerned.
The organisation believes that this action “clearly violates the fundamental principle of non-interference” enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
The gathering is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. at the National Heroes roundabout in the Ouaga 2000 district, followed by a march to the European Union delegation in Ouagadougou.
A statement will be read there and then delivered to the institution’s representatives, according to the organisers.
Speaking on behalf of the coordinating body, its president for the month, Omar Michel Kopia, indicated that this action is part of a broader movement rejecting any external pressure on the sovereign decisions of the Sahel States. He also specified that similar mobilisations are planned in Mali and Niger.
Through this march, the CNAVC (National Coordination of Associations for the Coordination of Actions) intends to raise awareness among national and international public opinion about what it calls an “outdated attitude.”
It asserts that the issue extends beyond Niger and concerns all the countries of the Confederation of Sahel States. Furthermore, the organizers announced that a 72-hour ultimatum will be sent to the European Union at the end of the demonstration, demanding that it reconsider its position. Failing that, they plan to ask the institution to withdraw from the territory of the ESA member states.
The coordinating body is also calling on all Burkinabe to mobilise massively for this march, which it describes as “peaceful” but determined to defend national and sub-regional sovereignty.
For its part, the Confederation of Sahel States had already expressed its strong indignation in a statement last Thursday following the adoption of this resolution, denouncing a “serious and deliberate” interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state.
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