The transitional authorities in Burkina Faso decreed on April 13, 2023 the ” general mobilization ” in order to ” provide the State with all the means necessary to deal with the jihadist attacks that regularly beset the country. Explanations.
General mobilization in Burkina Faso. It was decreed on April 13, 2023 by the transitional authorities. They say they want provide the State with all the means necessary to deal with the jihadist attacks that the country is experiencing. A general mobilization which allows the executive to take exceptional measures throughout the territory.
The decree notably gives the Head of State the right to request persons, goods and services. It can also restrict freedom of movement, assembly, expression or even control and distribute energy resources, raw materials, and industrial products or those necessary for supplies.
These are the main lines of the possible measures, which are applicable throughout the territory.
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According to the report of the Council of Ministers published on Thursday, this decree gives “ a legal, legal framework for all the actions to be implemented to deal with the situation in Burkina Faso “.
The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Colonel Major Kassoum Coulibaly, believes that ” the salvation of the nation rests on a national surge of daughters and sons in order to find a solution “.
An analyst sees it as a form of militarization of public and private life in Burkina Faso.
This decree follows the green light given, three weeks ago, by the Constitutional Council to the transitional president who had seized it.