The military government of Burkina Faso said it foiled a “main plot” to overthrow the government leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the army accused the mastermind of the headquarters on the adjacent Ivory Coast.
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said the attempts to coup were led by current and former soldiers in collaboration with the “terrorist leader.” He added that the aim was to attack the presidential palace last week.
Sana said on Monday’s national television that the purpose of the plan is to “sow the seeds of chaos and put the country under the supervision of international organizations.”
It is the latest claim among several attempts to remove military leaders, which seized power in 2022 as a rise in radical attacks.
Burkina Faso, like Sahel’s neighbors, has been fighting armed jihadist groups, with an estimated 40% of the country under control.
Although Captain Trare’s military government promised to improve security and even seek a new security partnership with Russia, this situation still suffered from grim attitudes amid frequent attacks by insurgents.
In the latest coup attempt last week, but the details just released were just released, Sanaa said planners were trying to use burkinabe religious and traditional leaders to support military officials in support of the plan.
“According to the terrorist drama program, the plan was to attack the president of the FASO in a group of soldiers recruited by the country’s enemies in a Wednesday, April 16, 2025,” he said.
He added: “The brains outside the country are located on the Ivory Coast.” In particular, named two former officers, believed to be behind the plot.
He said, “Sensitive information has been passed on to “terrorists” to increase attacks on military and civilians and “promote uprisings against authorities.”
Security sources told AFP that last week, several military personnel, including two officers, were arrested for planning to “destroy” the government.
The Ivoria authorities have not commented on the claims of its host planners, but the Burkinabi junta often blames its southern neighbors on its exiles for supporting opponents.
The latest claim comes months after Ouagadougou said it thwarted another “destabilization” plot against the junta last November.
Burkina Faso, along with two other military-led states – Mali and Niger – separated from West African regional business Ecowas to form a new alliance.
They established ties with former colonial power France and formed an alliance with Russia.
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