The soldiers in power in Burkina Faso since January 2022 were in turn overthrown on Sunday, October 2, by other officers.
A situation that led to the resignation of the interim president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba.
France, accused of supporting the regime in power, became the target of anger, with the consulate and the embassy becoming the targets of stone-throwing, damage and attempted intrusions.
In a statement dated October 1, France denied "
any involvement in the events underway since yesterday in Burkina Faso
".
And to specify: "
The camp where the French forces are located has never welcomed Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, any more than our embassy
".
In an interview with Radio France and RFI on Sunday, Catherine Colonna called for an end to the violence, denouncing "
serious and intolerable incidents
".
Read alsoBurkina: the head of the deposed junta, Damiba has agreed to resign
"
France is not a party to these events
," recalled the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
We see a number of misinformation circulating.
They could lead to movements tending to consider that France was involved in the internal political crisis that Burkina Faso is experiencing: it is not so
”.
If contacts did take place between Paul-Henri Damiba and France, they only had, according to her, to "
ensure the safety
" of the French on the spot.
