Burkina Faso

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Staatsstreich in Burkina Faso? Würde ja "passen", Mali ist ja gleich nebenan...

Heavy gunfire heard in Burkina Faso barracks, government denies army takeover

(CNN) - Gunfire rang out from several military camps in Burkina Faso early on Sunday, the government said, but it denied the military had seized power. Heavy arms fire at the capital Ouagadougou's Sangoule Lamizana camp, which houses the army's general staff and a prison whose inmates include soldiers involved in a failed 2015 coup attempt, began at least as early as 5:00 a.m. (midnight ET), a Reuters reporter said. [...]

A witness also reported gunfire at a military camp in Kaya, around 100 kilometers north of Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso's government confirmed gunfire at some military camps but denied reports on social media that the army had seized power. [...] Rising violence in the West African country by Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State killed over 2,000 people last year, prompting violent street protests in November calling for Kabore to step down.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/23/afric...index.html

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