The president of Burkina Faso, Faso Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was arrested by the mutineers and is detained in a barracks in the capital Ouagadougou: this is confirmed by various security sources, who also announce that the president of the coup is also in the custody of the coup leaders. parliament, Alassane Bala Sakandé and some ministers.
The insurgent soldiers are demanding a change of strategy against the jihadists, who hold the country hostage in a dripping of daily violence.
Violence against which President Kaboré, in power since 2015, had promised greater resolve after re-election in 2020.
The government yesterday denied that a coup was underway, even if several soldiers had mutinied against the government and the general staff, saying they demanded more tools and a more targeted strategy to combat the rampant jihadist violence in the troubled African country.