Burkina Faso Severs Diplomatic Ties With France
Themilitary government has cut diplomatic ties with France, accusing its former colonial ruler of supporting subversive networks and pursuing “neo-colonial ambitions” that undermine the country’s interests. France rejected the allegations as “hostile and baseless” and said it was considering reciprocal measures.
Burkina Faso had demanded the departure of the French ambassador as early as 2023 and subsequently refused to grant accreditation to a new diplomat. The move is a further sign of worsening relations between the two countries, which have seen increasing anti-French sentiment and a pivot away from Western allies by Burkina Faso since the 2022 military coup.
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Paris recently recalled its ambassador to Burkina Faso after agreeing to demands from the ruling military junta to pull out its troops, RFI reports..
In his first public comments since then, Captain Ibrahim Traore insisted Burkina had not broken ties with France, its former colonial power.
“The end of diplomatic agreements, no!” Traore said in a television interview with Burkinabe journalists on Friday February 3, 2023. “There is no break in diplomatic
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![Palais Kosyam, the presidential palace in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (file photo).]()
France and Burkina Faso have officially marked the end of French military operations in the West African nation, the Burkinabe armed forces said. A flag-lowering ceremony at the French special forces’ camp took place on February 18, 2023.
Capitaine Ibrahim Traoré, président de la transition au Burkina Faso
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