In Burkina Faso, transitional president Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced that a coup attempt targeted his power last week. He met several civil society organizations on Thursday, December 1 in Ouagadougou to take stock of future actions in the fight against terrorism and to seek their support in citizen monitoring. He would thus like to put an end to any attempt to destabilize the transition.
With our correspondent in Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani
It was during a meeting with civil society leaders that the transitional president confirmed this coup attempt. But “ thanks to the vigilance of his men and citizen watch, the enemy was routed “, he said, reports a participant. Captain Ibrahim Traoré said he knew the sponsors of this putsch attempt, but he made no arrests. He and his team say they are in a dynamic of appeasement and social cohesion.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré therefore invited civil society organizations to set up vigilance and citizen watch committees in towns and countryside. ” He asked to remain vigilant and to set up watch cells in the neighborhoods, because it is civil society that must ensure the smooth running of the transition. “, underlined a participant in the meeting.
Last Monday hundreds of people demonstrated in the capital to denounce an attempt to destabilize the regime in place. They had met in place of the nation to support the president of the transition. This after what was believed to be rumors of a coup attempt.
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