Burkina Faso Junta Claims Foiling Foreign-Backed Destabilization Plot

Security Minister alleges a three-phase plan involving attacks on key sites, accuses opposition figures and foreign intelligence.

Burkina Faso's ruling junta announced it thwarted a plot to destabilize the country, allegedly supported by foreign powers.
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana detailed a three-phase plan, starting with a jihadi attack in central Burkina Faso that killed at least 100 people last month.
The second phase reportedly targeted the presidential palace, a military drone base, and an airport, while the third phase involved attacks near the Ivory Coast border.
Sana accused junta opponents, including the leader of the January 2022 coup, two former ministers, and two journalists, of being involved in the plot.
The junta, which took power in 2022 amid popular discontent, has struggled to address ongoing security challenges and a severe humanitarian crisis.