Luanda - Angola condemned on Sunday the coup d'état that took place on Friday, 30 September, in Burkina Faso.
In a statement on the social and political situation in Burkina Faso to which ANGOP had access, the Head of State, Joao Lourenço, condemned the coup d'état and urged its perpetrators to facilitate the work of the current transition authorities, aiming at the fulfilment of the transition schedule, which foresees the return to the constitutional order by 1 July 2024.
The Angolan statesman calls for common sense for the well-being of Burkina Faso, the Sahel north region of Africa and Africa in general, and reiterates the solidarity of the Angolan people in this period of deep political instability.
“The Republic of Angola continues to closely monitor the situation in Burkina Faso and is ready to provide the necessary aid to contribute to the eradication of the cycles of political instability in Africa, which greatly delay the sustainable development of our continent”, states the document ANGOP has had access to.
On Friday, shots were fired near a military camp in the capital of Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou), and also an explosion took place near the Presidential Palace, followed by interruptions in the state television programming. At night, uniformed and armed soldiers, wearing masks appeared on television to confirm the impeachment of President Paul-Henri Damiba, thus reporting the second coup d'état in this African country this year.
Burkina Faso is an African country bordered to the west and north by Mali, to the east by Niger and to the south by Benin, Togo, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.
