Emmanuel Macron, French President
France said on Saturday it was considering taking reciprocal measures after Burkina Faso broke off diplomatic relations.
Burkina Faso said on Friday it had severed links with its former colonial ruler after years of worsening ties over security, sovereignty and alleged foreign interference.
“France regrets this hostile and unfounded decision, which illustrates the worrying drift of the Burkinabe authorities,” the French foreign ministry said in a statement.
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore attends the first ordinary summit of heads of state and governments of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in Niamey, Niger July 6, 2024.
It urged French nationals in Burkina Faso “to exercise heightened vigilance”.
Burkina Faso Communications Minister Gilbert Ouedraogo said the decision took effect on Friday and accused France of supporting “subversive networks” and “terrorists”, charges that France has previously denied.
REUTERS
