After the military coup against Burkinabè President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, what future for the presence of the French army in the Sahel, and in particular the special forces engaged in Burkina Faso against the jihadists? Interview with General Dominique Trinquand, military expert, former head of the French military mission to the UN.
Since the two putsches in Mali and the death of Idriss Déby in Chad, the French soldiers are beginning to get used to it. Their presence is experienced by part of the population as interference, especially since the violence of the jihadists does not weaken. Political chaos is now catching up with Burkina Faso after the putsch against President Kaboré. This instability threatens the future of Operation Barkhane in the Sahel and risks dealing a fatal blow to the French military commitment in the sub-region.