International community unites in condemning Burkina Faso coup
Captain Sidsoré Kader Ouedraogo, the spokesman for the Burkina Faso junta, announcing on television on January 24, 2022 that soldiers had taken power. PHOTO | RADIO TÉLÉVISION DU BURKINA | AFP
Monday’s military coup in Burkina Faso has prompted a chorus of condemnations from around the world, as the junta seeks to consolidate its control of the West African country.
Soldiers calling themselves the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration (MPSR) on Monday announced they had dissolved the government of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore and suspended the constitution and parliament, the culmination of days of unrest across the country.
