Burkina Faso severs diplomatic ties with France
Burkina Faso's military junta has broken off diplomatic ties with France, accusing Paris of persistently acting against its national interests. In a televised statement on Friday, communications minister Pingdwendé Gilbert Ouédraogo said France was guilty of "ceaseless activism" against his country and accused it of "neo-colonial ambitions".
The French foreign ministry called the decision "hostile and unfounded" and said it "illustrated the troubling drift by the Burkinabe government." France also urged nationals in the country "to exercise heightened vigilance." Relations between Burkina Faso and its former colonial ruler worsened after Capt Ibrahim Traore seized power in a coup in 2022 and pursued largely anti-Western policies. Capt Traoré expelled French troops soon after taking power. The latest Burkinabe statement alleges French support for "subversive networks and an intent to marginalise" Burkina Faso on the international stage. The statement adds that the decision "concerns exclusively the institutional framework of relations" but "in no way calls into question the historical, human, cultural and social ties that unite the Burkinabe and French peoples." The junta pledged to restore democracy in 2024, but reneged on this promise and formally dissolved political parties in January this year.
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