While the situation remains confused in Ouagadougou where gunshots were heard on Thursday night, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba is trying to calm things down.
“The President of Faso, Supreme Chief of the National Armed Forces, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, in view of the confused situation created following a movement of some elements of the National Armed Forces this Friday, September 30, 2022 in Ouagadougou, invites the population to observe the utmost caution and remain calm in the face of certain information that is circulating particularly on social media,” the presidency said in a statement.
According to the president of the transitional government of Burkina Faso, “talks are underway to restore calm and serenity.
Arrived in power last January by a coup against Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba had promised to take up the challenge of the war against jihadist groups responsible for the destabilization of the north of the country.
After nine months of transition, he does not seem to be able to put an end to the jihadist insurgency that continues to gain ground.
In recent weeks, several incidents linked to the activity of Islamist insurgents affiliated with al-Qaeda or the Islamic State have been recorded in the Sahel region (north), the main jihadist centre in the country.
The latest two deadly attacks on supply convoys under military escort in Djibo, more than 200 kilometres north of Ouagadougou, illustrate the deteriorating security situation in the West African country.
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