Junta supporters wave Russian and Burkina Faso flags in capital
02 October 2022 - 22:08Supporters of Burkina Faso's junta leader Ibrahim Traore celebrate holding Burkina Faso and Russian flags in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, October 2 2022. Picture: VINCENT BADO/REUTERS
Traore said earlier that order was being restored after violent protests against the French embassy and days of fighting as his faction moved to topple the government. Traore’s team urged people to halt attacks on the French embassy, targeted by protesters after an officer said France had sheltered Damiba at a French military base in the West African country and that he was planning a counteroffensive.
Ouagadougou was mostly calm on Sunday after sporadic gunfire across the capital throughout Saturday between opposing army factions. They did not name the partners, but observers and supporters said the soldiers want closer partnership with Russia, as did the soldiers who seized power in neighbouring Mali in August 2020.
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