The Burkinabe government claims to have thwarted a new coup attempt targeting Captain Ibrahim Traoré, in the night from Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 January 2026. According to authorities, the plot involved the assassination of the head of state as well as several military and civilian personalities. In a statement and an intervention on public…...
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