مخاوف من انقلاب في بوركينا فاسو infographic
Graphic shows militant groups in and around Burkina Faso.
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مخاوف من انقلاب في بوركينا فاسو

By Duncan Mil

January 24, 2022 - وردت تقارير تفيد بأن رئيس بوركينا فاسو، روش كابوري محتجز من قبل جنود متمردين يطالبون بإقالة قادة الجيش وبتوفير المزيد من الموارد لمحاربة المسلحين المتشددين.

Gunfire had been heard overnight near the presidential palace and at barracks in Ouagadougou, the capital. Troops surrounded the state television headquarters on Monday.

The president’s location is unknown, but the AFP news agency quoted security sources saying that he and other government ministers are at the Sangoulé Lamizana barracks in the capital.

The militants control swathes of the country and have forced residents in some areas to abide by their version of religious law.

Protestors took to the streets of Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Saturday (January 22), calling for President Kaboré to resign and protesting against the government’s inability to stop almost daily armed attacks across the country.

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PUBLISHED: 24/01/2022; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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