Burkina Faso: the head of the junta announces negotiations with certain armed groups
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, transitional president of Burkina Faso, March 2, 2022. © OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP
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Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba addressed the nation.
In this second speech since taking the oath, the Head of State announced measures in the context of the fight against insecurity and called on Burkina Faso's partners and the international community to support the people of Burkina Faso in this fight. against terrorism.
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With our correspondent in Ouagadougou
, Yaya Boudani
It is a warlord president who addressed his compatriots.
Paul-Henri Damiba recalled his main mission at the head of the executive.
"
Security is the first objective of our actions and will remain our daily fight,
" he insisted before announcing new measures in terms of equipment
for the defense forces
.
In addition to the military actions already underway,
Paul-Henri Damiba
announced negotiations with certain armed groups.
“I decided to create local dialogue committees for the restoration of peace, whose mission is to initiate approaches with members of groups that have broken dialogue with the Nation.
The stabilization of Faso will not only pass through fighting,” he said.
"No fixation should be made on the duration chosen for the transition"
As for the conduct of the transition, the Head of State assures that the 36-month period adopted during the national meetings
could be reduced
depending on the improvement of the security situation:
"No fixation should be made on the duration selected for the transition because it could be revised if the security situation improves in the coming months in areas with strong security challenges.
»
The Head of State also called on people to leave the areas of combat against armed groups.
In addition, demonstrations of an associative or political nature requiring the mobilization of the security forces or capable of disturbing public order are now prohibited.
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