Burkina Faso reports foiled coup attempt

A coup attempt was thwarted in Burkina Faso. writes Reuters, citing a government statement.

The coup attempt in the country was foiled by intelligence agencies and security forces on September 26. Some officers and others were arrested, according to the statement. Authorities are searching for people who may be involved in the alleged riot. Military officers and others, the statement said, planned to destabilize the situation with “the intention of attacking the institutions of the republic and plunging the country into chaos.”

Earlier media reported of mass demonstrations in the capital Ouagadougou in support of the transitional government. The marches began after rumors of a coup attempt appeared on social networks.

On September 30, 2022, a coup took place in Burkina Faso, when the Cobra special forces group overthrew the interim president of the country, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. The post of leader of the country was taken by Cobra commander Ibrahim Traore.

In July, a military coup took place in Niger when the military announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum. September 17 media reported about the beginning of a military coup in the Congo during the visit of President Denis Sassou Nguesso to New York. At the same time, the government “denied this fake news.”