BurkinaFaso army deposes president in West Africa's latest coup
The announcement cited the deterioration of the security situation and what the army described as Kabore's inability to unite the West African nation and effectively respond to challenges, which include an Islamist insurgency.
“MPSR, which includes all sections of the army, has decided to end President Kabore's post today,” it said.Army putsches have toppled governments over the past 18 months in Mali and Guinea. The military also took over in Chad last year after President Idriss Deby died fighting rebels on the battlefield in the country's north.
The U.S. State Department on Monday said it was aware of reports that Kabore had been detained by the military and called for his release. It added that it was “too soon” to officially characterise developments in the West African country, when asked if Washington was undertaking a coup assessment.
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