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Traoré seeks to regain control of security apparatus

Burkina Faso's new military leader Ibrahim Traore in Ouagadougou, on 2 October 2022.
Burkina Faso's new military leader Ibrahim Traore in Ouagadougou, on 2 October 2022. © Vincent Bado /Reuters
The Burkinabe military junta leader has appointed one of his loyalists to head the National Theatre Operations Command (COTN). This is a strategic body in the fight against Islamist militants and was previously headed by the powerful Lieutenant Colonel Yves Didier Bamouni, a close friend of Traoré's predecessor, Paul Henri Damiba. [...]
Published on 27.10.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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Burkina Faso, France
France struggles to find a way through the confusion in Burkina Faso

Before Captain Ibrahim Traore's 30 September coup, France had been relying heavily on Burkina Faso - and Niger - to reorganise its security presence in West Africa following its withdrawal from Mali. It had been preparing a major support plan for the authorities in Ouagadougou but this has now been largely compromised and its future presence in the country rendered uncertain.

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Smoke around the French embassy in Burkina Faso on 1 October.

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