AA / Fulbert Yao
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Brou, invited the Burkinabe soldiers on Sunday to “remain in a republican posture” and to “prioritize dialogue with the authorities” in a press release.
“ECOWAS calls for calm and expresses its solidarity with President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, the government and the people of Burkina Faso”, indicated the text of the West African intergovernmental organization.
In the press release, Jean-Claude Brou also underlines that ECOWAS “is following with great concern the situation” in the country.
Very early in the morning of Sunday, in fact, heavy weapon fire was heard at Camp Sangoulé Lamizana and Baba Sy in Ouagadougou.
In response, Burkinabè government spokesman Alkassoum Maïga confirmed the shootings, but denied the coup.
On January 8, a dozen soldiers and civilians were arrested on suspicion of a coup in Burkina Faso.
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