Read about our approach to external linking. It is time for these reactionary and political military factions to stop leading Burkina Faso adrift.. According to news agencies, the military announced on Monday it had seized power and overthrown the President. The group of officers led by Traore said Friday that Damiba had failed and was being removed. Poverty breeds extremism, so the intensive regime of neocolonialsuperexploitationmaintained for decades by France certainly deserves its fair share of the blame. Terrestrial and aerial borders don dey closed starting September 30th for midnight until further notice. August 4, 2023. Kabore was elected in 2015 following a popular revolt that forced out longtime ruler Blaise Compaore. The announcement was made on state television by an army officer, who cited the deteriorating security situation for the military takeover. Burkina Faso coup 2022 Image source, AFP Trained by the US and France in warfare, the young Lt-Col Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba turned on his political masters in Burkina Faso by seizing power in a . More than 2,000 people have died, according to an AFP tally, while the countrys emergencies agency says more than 1.5 million people have fled their homes. Both those organisations are calling for a fast transition to constitutional rule and for Kabore to be released. [18] According to the newspaper Le Monde in May 2023, "the Traor regime seems, for the time being, to be favouring the use of its own forces in the fight against the jihadists" and has not asked Wagner's Russians for help. Di MPSR come inform di national and international community say na wetin don happun so far be dis: 2023 BBC. We are demonstrating to support this coup, confirmed or not, said Francois Beogo, a political activist from the Movement for the Refounding of Burkina Faso. Sankara had been rehabilitated on the nationalpoliticalscene, and Compaorwas made tostand trial in absentiaover his murder of Sankara. The move confirmed an announcement by the military on January 31 that Damiba would be appointed to those roles for a transitional period, and be assisted by two vice presidents. The 41-year-old officer had been promoted in December by Kabore to commander of Burkina Fasos third military region in what some analysts viewed as an effort by the beleaguered president to shore up support within the army. Not enoughhad been done,adding toKaborsincreasing unpopularity among the masses. Islamic State Group Announces Death of Leader. It followed unrest in Ouagadougou, the capital, in which mobs on Saturday attacked the French embassy and other French-related sites, wrongly believing that they were sheltering Damiba. Overview The number of successful coups d'tat in postcolonial Africa (As of 1 August 2023) Origin The term likely originated from when coups were staged in the region's countries beginning in the early 2020s, including in Mali in 2020 and 2021, Guinea, Chad, and Sudan in 2021, two in Burkina Faso in January [11] and September [12] in 2022, and in Niger in 2023. Afta di coup wey happun earlier for January, 2022, di African Union bin suspend Burkina Faso from all im activities in response, Dem say e go dey effective until constitutional order dey restored. The president asked for the support of everyone because some forces are trying to sabotage the governments efforts and undermine morale, it said. EnjoyingFrench logistical and military supportcombinedwith excellent diplomacy, Compaorhad long kept the insurgency in check, only for the situation to spiral out of control underKabor. Traorcomes from a very modest class background,somewhatsimilar toSankaras. Sam Mednick/AP But Kabore's exact location remains unknown; on Monday afternoon, a message was posted from his Twitter account asking those involved in the insurrection to lower their arms. Lieutenant . Audio, 23 minutes, New Burkina Faso leader vows return to 'normal' Video, 00:00:31, New Burkina Faso leader vows return to 'normal', Military announces Burkina Faso takeover on live TV. [6] The dissatisfaction about the situation was highest among younger officers who fought against the rebels at the frontlines. [6] At age 34, Traor is currently the youngest serving president in the world. Traors actions over the past year and throughout this coming year will decide whether the rule of what appears to be a Sankaristmilitary elite, is indeed acting as a vanguard of the people, or whether they are instead just serving the role of protecting national bourgeois property interests the very function and purpose of armed forces in capitalist nation-states like Burkina Faso. Lt Col Damiba junta overthrow one elected goment for January, and im reason be say dem no fit end Islamist attacks. For us, it is already a coup.. West Africa has,in recent years,seen a flurry of coupdtatsspanning across the Sahel and extending into the tropical shores of Guinea. Kaborwas removed from power by Lieutenant Colonel Damiba just two months later,in January 2022. he blamed the president for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants, . This has proven to be especially popular with the masses, among whom anti-imperialist sentiments towards their former colonial power hadlong existed;after all,France had kept the nation in poverty and assassinated Sankara, seen by many in Burkina as the father of the nation. Kaborwas removed from power by Lieutenant Colonel Damiba just two months later,in January 2022. who seized power in a September 2022 coup, . Im also announce say borders don dey closed indefinitely and all political activities don dey suspended. The committee is expected to announce its proposal on how the country should return to democracy in a few weeks. The president reportedly claimed that there is money being distributed to influence certain elements to destabilise the government and asked those in the meeting not to fall for it. Unfortunatelyfor Damiba, conditions would onlyfurtherdeteriorate during his nine months in power. To some in Burkina Fasos military, Damiba also was seen as too cozy with former coloniser France, which maintains a military presence in Africas Sahel region to help countries fight various armed groups. Is it in their interests toretainthe capitalist mode of production? [13] In April, he declared a "general mobilisation" of the population to support the military, as rebel forces continued to increase the rate of their attacks. Malin Fezehai for The New York Times OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso The military announced Monday that it had seized power in Burkina Faso, suspending the Constitution and ousting the. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [2][8] He graduated from the university with honors. Damiba was dressed in camouflage uniform and a red beret, and wore a sash in the colours of Burkina Fasos national flag. Ibrahim Traore attends a meeting in Ouagadougou on October 02, 2022. 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There are many questions to be asked, and many answers to be heard. Di Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) earlier condemn di move too, say e "reaffirm im unreserved opposition to any taking or maintaining of di power by unconstitutional means". Ibrahim Traore: Who is the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup Conflict analysts say Damiba was probably too optimistic about what he could achieve in the short term, but a change at the top did not mean the countrys security situation would improve. Traors anti-imperialist rhetoric is indeed worth celebrating, but we must not make the mistake of seeing it as any more than just that rhetoric. Trends Shaping the Defense World JOIN 100,000+ FOR DEFENSE NEWS, TRENDS . Burkina Faso coup: Driven by a fear of extremists' insurgency. EnjoyingFrench logistical and military supportcombinedwith excellent diplomacy, Compaorhad long kept the insurgency in check, only for the situation to spiral out of control underKabor. Like Sankara, healsoseized power at the age of 33-34, making him the youngest head of state in the world. Burkina Faso coup 2022 - BBC News Beogo said Damiba has showed his limits during his short time in power. Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights, started off as a mutiny in a military base. "We call on those responsible to de-escalate the situation, prevent harm to citizens and soldiers, and return to a constitutional order," he said. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres tok for statement say e strongly condemn any attempted takeover of goment by di force of arms. The rapid development and progress made under thefouryears of Sankaras rule (1983-1987) had been stopped in its tracks by Compaors Western-backed illiberal adherence to. 'It's like a bad monster movie': U.S. officials who helped train Ibrahim Traore, officially has been named head of state following the Friday coup that ousted Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Burkina Faso coup: Why soldiers have overthrown President Kabor Is it in their interests toretainthe capitalist mode of production? And the influence of Russia in the wider Sahel region is also growing through its mercenary group Wagner. Years into hisdemocratic government (2015-2022),oldfriendsin the countryinformed meofa feeling of dissatisfaction among the youth over the lack of meaningful changefollowingCompaors fall. . This was also a unit he had previously, . Importantly, Traorhas taken an explicitly anti-Western stance, much more so than his Paris-trained predecessor, Damiba. Afta di coup wey happun earlier for January, 2022, di African Union bin suspend Burkina Faso from all im activities in response, Dem say e go dey effective until constitutional order dey restored. [8][2], Traor were part of the group of army officers that supported the January 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'tat and brought the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration military junta to power. https://t.co/R7N41ZfQwt pic.twitter.com/o7nqqHmm8W. Photo: Olympia de Maismont/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this week, the military seized power in Burkina Faso, ousting the country's democratically elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kabor.. But im administration neva stop di jihadist violence. Earlier in the month, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Saheltoldthe Security Council this resurgence is often the consequence of political practices that are completely out of step with the aspirations of the populations., Afterarecentwave ofattempts and coups d'tat in Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and Guinea,The UNSpecial Representativefor the regiontold theSecurity Council on Monday thisresurgence, particularly in West Africa, is often the consequence of political practices that are completely out of step with the aspirations of the populations.. Burkina Faso has had two coupdtatssince 2020, the first taking place on 23rd-24thJanuary 2022under the leadership ofPaul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Burkina Faso Coup Military Seizes Power in Burkina Faso - The New York With much of the Sahel battling growing unrest, the violence has prompted a series of coups in Mali, Guinea and Chad since 2020. Burkina Faso; and Chinedu Asadu in Abuja, Nigeria, contributed to this report. Burkina Faso military says it has seized power - BBC News Burkina Faso is a former colony of France. Not enoughhad been done,adding toKaborsincreasing unpopularity among the masses. The Military Junta in Burkina Faso - CounterPunch.org "The problems are too profound and the crisis is deeply rooted," said Heni Nsaibia, a senior researcher at the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, adding that "militant groups will most likely continue to exploit" the country's political disarray. People of Burkina Faso, in di face of di continuous degradation of di security situation, we try many times to refocus transition of di security situation. He has nominated a Marxist, Pan African and ally of Sankara,Apollinaire JoachimKylemdeTambla, as his Prime Minister a man who has already reduced salaries of government ministers and declared, to theadorationof many, thatI have already said that Burkina Faso cannot be developed outside the path set by Thomas Sankara. [8] When the plotters launched their coup on 30 September, Traor still held the rank of Captain. 25 Jan 2022 A lieutenant colonel appointed to oversee security in Burkina Faso's capital has emerged as the leader of a military coup that overthrew President Roch Kabore after heavy. He has also hailed Russia as a. to the nation,seemingly shiftingfrom alignment with one capitalist imperial power,toyetanother. Our brave pipo don suffer too much and dem still dey suffer. The country stillretainedthe capitalist mode of production, and a strong French presence. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'tat. With Burkina Faso's coup, military rule expands in West Africa - The The president openly told the participants there was an attempted coup against his government last weekend. Niger coup leader Gen Tchiani promises to handover power in three years [11] Traor denied this, claiming that "our Wagner are the VDP", referencing the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland. The military authorities have promised to re-establish constitutional order within a reasonable time but the issue of a date for elections remains unsettled. Traore promised to overhaul the military so it is better prepared to fight extremists. From 1987 to 2011, he was part of the Regiment of Presidential Security (RPS) of former president Blaise Compaore, who was overthrownin 2014 after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest at plans to extend his rule. From todays Noon Briefing: Secretary-General @antonioguterres is following developments in Burkina Faso with deep concern, calling on coup leaders to lay down their arms. Shortly after, Traor's government expressed support for a federation with Mali and both invited Guinea. Jihadist terrorism was not a concern on anybodys mind, and this was true across all sections and classes of Burkinabsociety. When mutinous soldiers seized power in the West African nation of Burkina Faso early last year, the president of neighboring Niger struck a dismissive note. In September, Traore, 34, led a group of disgruntled soldiers who deposed Lt Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who had seized power in a January coup against the elected government of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. Damiba took power in a coup in January that ousted democratically elected president Roch Marc Kabor. "The situation is very volatile in Burkina Faso," a French spokeswoman told The Associated Press on Sunday. [2] He subsequently returned to Burkina Faso where he assisted in operations against the escalating jihadist insurgency. Why have military coups returned to West Africa? Burkina Faso coup: ECOWAS mediator 'satisfied' after meeting new - CNN in which he analysed anti-terrorism strategies in the Sahel region and their limits. I waslivingin Burkina Faso at the time and recall seeing pictures of Thomas Sankarabeing waved on the streets and in news reportsasmass protests finally toppled the 27-year-long neocolonial government of Compaor. Sebuah kudeta terjadi di Burkina Faso pada 30 September 2022, menggulingkan Presiden Sementara Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba karena ketidakmampuannya untuk menangani pemberontakan Jihadis. A string of massacres one eventsaw147 people killed inthe northern (Yatenga) village ofKarma,including 28 women, 45 children from 9 days old to 14 years old, and 9 wounded and assaults on the towns and villages of Nouna,Hold,Yat,Mna, andDabere-Pogowel, have claimed scores of civilian lives. Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights. In his first speech to the nation,he blamed the president for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants. But since Friday evening di whereabouts of Lt Col Damiba dey unknown. Why has Burkina Faso had two coups in a year? Some who support the new coup leader Traore have called on Burkina Fasos government to seek Russian support instead. While the military government has so far received widespread support from people across Burkina Faso, the international community has condemned the coup. Alongside his advocacy against neocolonialism, Malick is currently researching the Black Radical Tradition in Ghana through a MPhil/PhD European & International Studies course at Kings College, London., West Africa has,in recent years,seen a flurry of coupdtatsspanning across the Sahel and extending into the tropical shores of Guinea. TheSankaristline being boldly taken by Captain Traor, at least on paper, marks a radical turn from the neocolonial path, economic instability,andlack of development that has characterised his predecessor regimes. The security situation has well and trulydeteriorated to a disastrous level. Traor fought in the "Otapuanu offensive" of 2019 and several other counter-insurgency operations in the country's north. Gen Tchiani did not give details about the handover of power, but said the principles for the transition would be decided within 30 days at a "dialogue . In a statement read on national television late on Friday, Captain Ibrahim Traore said a group of officers had decided to remove Damiba due to his inability to deal with a worsening Islamist insurgency. Members of Burkina Fasos army have seized control of state television, declaring that they had ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter. According to LObservateur newspaper, Damiba quit the RPS in 2011 following a wave of protests and a violent army mutiny. Upon his return, he took the leadership of the 30th RCAS, a regiment tasked with supporting Burkina Fasos counterterrorism strategy. Damibaactedin response to perceived inefficiency and inadequate responses by the Burkinabgovernment to the growing insurgencytowardsthe northof the country. As a contrast to Kabore, who was faulted by the army for the rising rebel violence, Damiba has sought to present himself as an expert in countering terrorism. Beforeleaving Ouagadougou, Burkina Fasos capital,I had known it to be an incredibly safe city. On the other hand, we cannot ignore the context of theongoinginsurgency; what country can be expected to develop and rule progressivelyorliberally while 40% of its territory has been violently captured? Earlier this month, he also took over the position of defence minister after dismissing a brigadier general from the post. Ibrahim Traore, shortly after the military coup in September, 2022. To some in Burkina Faso's military, Damiba also was seen as too cozy with former colonizer France, which maintains a military presence in Africa's Sahel region to help countries fight Islamic extremists. Traor justified his seizure of power on Burkina Faso's deteriorating security situation. Conflict analysts say Damiba was probably too optimistic about what he could achieve in the short term but that a change at the top didn't mean that the country's security situation would improve. This was also a unit he had previouslyled in the Northern region of Kaya.
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