This is the first message he publishes on the events that began on the night of Saturday 22 to Sunday 23 January, when the mutinies broke out in several barracks in Ouagadougou and in some provincial towns of Burkina Faso.
“Our Nation is going through difficult times. At this precise moment, we must safeguard our democratic achievements. I invite those who have taken up arms to lay them down in the best interests of the Nation. It is through dialogue and listening that we must resolve our contradictions, ”we read on the Twitter account of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (capture below). Without any further details.
Tweet from the account of the President of Burkina Faso while the confusion is total in the country.
However, several sources have announced, since Monday morning, the arrest of the Head of State to whom the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given its support in what it calls “an attempt coup d’etat”. In a press release published at midday (the second in a few hours), the regional organization indicated that it “condemns this act of extreme gravity which cannot be tolerated under the relevant regulatory provisions”. And to add that she holds the soldiers responsible for the physical integrity of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.
A decree published Sunday evening and attributed to the president establishes a curfew between 8:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., until further notice.
Since this morning, soldiers have been positioned at the entrance to the premises of the national television channel, and a statement is expected.
