Burkina Faso Military Junta Says It Foiled Coup Attempt

Burkina Faso’s military Junta and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country’s military government.

It alleged that officers and others had planned to destabilize the country and throw it into chaos.

In a statement read out on television on Wednesday evening, the authorities said some arrests had been made and they were actively pursuing other suspects, without giving specific details.

It said the alleged perpetrators “had the sinister intention of attacking the institutions of the republic and plunging the country into chaos”.

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Hours earlier, capt traoré had issued a statement saying he was “determined to safely lead the transition [to democracy] despite adversity and the various manoeuvres to stop our inexorable march towards assumed sovereignty”.

The junta has said elections will take place by July next year.

On Tuesday, rumors of a brewing mutiny led hundreds of people to take to the streets of the capital, Ouagadougou, in support of the junta.

Earlier this month, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali – three neighbouring countries all threatened by jihadist forces and where the army has seized power in the past year – established a defence pact in a bid to support each other against any armed rebellion or external aggression.