Burkina Faso’s army says he has transferred the “main” plot for the coup

Burkina’s military government Faso said it had transferred a “main plot” to overthrow the junta leader of the junta Ibrahim Traore, with the army claiming that the conspirators were based on the neighboring coast of ivory.

Security Minister Mahamadu Sana said the coup attempt was led by current and former soldiers working with “terrorist leaders”. The intention was to attack the Presidential Palace last week, he added.

The aim of the plan was to “sow total chaos and to put the country under the supervision of an international organization,” Sana said on state television on Monday.

This is the last of several claims to attempt to eliminate the Junta leader, which has captured power in 2022 against the backdrop of increasing belligerent attacks.

Burkina Faso, like her Sahel neighbors, fights armed jihadist groups, With approximately 40% of the country under their controlS

Despite the promises of Kap Trare’s military government to improve security and even seek new security partnerships with Russia, the situation remains terrible with frequent rebel attacks.

In this last coup attempt, which happened last week, but details of which were just released, Sana said that the conspirators were trying to use Burkinabe religious and traditional leaders to swing the army officers to support the plan.

“The maneuver was due to end, according to the plan of terrorist conspirators, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in an attack on the presidency of (Burkina), a group of soldiers hired by the enemies of the nation,” he said.

“The brains outside the country are located on the shore of ivory,” he added, named two former army officers more specially, who is thought to be behind the story.

He said “sensitive information was handed over to” terrorists “to increase attacks on military and civilians and” incite the rebellion against the authorities. “

Last week, several military officials, including two officers, were arrested for planning a “destabilization” of the government, security sources told AFP news agency.

Ivorian’s authorities have not yet commented on the allegations that he hosted the plots, but the burqa junta often blames his southern neighbor for supporting his opponents of exile.

The latest claim comes months after Ouagadougou said it thwarted another plot to destabilize against Junta last November.

Burkina Faso, along with two other countries led by military, Mali and Niger, broke away from the regional West African block, Ecowas, to form a new union.

They have shortened ties to the former colonial power France and instead are allied with Russia.

Additional BBC monitoring reporting