Burkina Faso asks ECOWAS to send a mission of military observers

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, transitional president of Burkina Faso, March 2, 2022. © OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP

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ECOWAS had asked Burkina Faso to provide a reasonable timetable for a return of civilians to power on Wednesday.

Ouagadougou wanted an extension and the Minister of Foreign Affairs explained this Thursday morning to the press.

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With our correspondent in Ouagadougou,

Burkina Faso, according to its Foreign Minister Olivia Rouamba, wants a purely technical team, made up of soldiers, to go to the field to take the real measure of the security situation.

In addition, a political team must work on an acceptable timetable requested by ECOWAS.

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 ”, specifies Olivia Rouamba.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, some Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States have noted and highly appreciated this approach which is in a dynamic of collaboration and cooperation in order to find a happy and favorable outcome. to the people of Burkina Faso.

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," said the head of Burkinabe diplomacy, without naming the countries concerned.

Proof that ECOWAS is hard at work to help the country, it has just announced the shipment of 10,000 tonnes of food to deal with the humanitarian crisis.

And the Chief of General Staff of the Burkinabè armies is authorized to take part in meetings and military operations organized by ECOWAS in the sub-region despite the suspension of Burkina Faso.

► To read also: Burkina Faso: the duration of the transition set at three years

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