THE GUARDIAN: West African bloc denounced the country’s second military coup in nine months, saying it was ‘inappropriate’
Angry protesters have attacked the French embassy in Burkina Faso’s capital after supporters of the west African nation’s new coup leader accused France of harbouring the ousted interim president, a charge French authorities vehemently denied.
Lt Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was overthrown late on Friday less than nine months after he mounted a coup in Burkina Faso, which has been failing to effectively counter rising violence by Islamic extremists.
Comments by a junta spokesperson on Saturday set into motion an outburst of anger in Ouagadougou, the capital. » | Associated Press in Ouagadougou | Saturday, October 1, 2022
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