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The West is still trying to destabilize Burkina Faso

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
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Burkina Faso Junta Claims “Destabilisation Plot” Thwarted

He disclosed that Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who was deposed in 2022, had spearheaded the “military aspect of this conspiracy”. Damiba had seized power in a coup in January 2022, ousting elected president Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

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Sana also disclosed that several individuals, including Ahmed Kinda, a former leader of the country’s special forces, had been detained in connection with the plot.

Damiba was trained by the U.S. military. Burkina Faso needs to kick out the United States. They also fired their Ambassador to Ghana, Sini Pierre Sanou for his alleged involvement.

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Burkina Faso foiled an attempt to destabilize the country – Security minister

Burkina Faso’s Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said on national television Monday night that “individuals residing in Cote d’Ivoire have been involved in subversive activities against.” Burkina

The minister accused namely 14 people of plotting the destabilization attempt. Among them junta opponents, the leader of the Jan. 2022 coup, two former ministers, two journalists. Unidentified conspirators included Western intelligence officials.

Authorities say an elaborate three-phased plot was devised by some Burkinabé civilians and servicemen living abroad who paid and trained armed groups to conduct attacks. 

Economic operators and leaders of the civil society were allegedly involved in destabilization efforts.

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Gabon Opposition Leader Alleges the Ousted President’s Family Arranged the Coup to Retain Power

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Gabon’s opposition leader is accusing the family of the recently ousted president of engineering his removal from power as a way of retaining their control in the oil-rich Central African nation

Gabon Opposition Leader Alleges the Ousted President’s Family Arranged the Coup to Retain Power

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Disputed election sparks beginning of the end of 56 years of Bongo family rule

Ali Bongo’s presidency has also been marked by a distancing from France. When he first came to power in 2009, Bongo recalled Gabon’s ambassador to Paris after France’s prime minister appeared to question the legitimacy of his election.

“Ali Bongo has never stopped distancing himself from Paris,” said Glaser. “His favourite capital is London and he has very good relations with the Americans, with China and also with Muslim countries, including Morocco. In the post-colonial period, if there’s one [African] country that has truly gone global, it’s Gabon.”

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