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He has disappeared to the point of fueling the wildest speculation.In Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, it was said ” harm”, “exile” even imagine “The worst”. On Monday night, 31 January, the first photo of Roch Marc Christian Cabore finally leaked, after a joint Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and United Nations delegation visited the The coup overthrew the president and placed him under house arrest in a villa in the capital.
In front of the junta’s cameras, Mr. Kabore was as usual, wearing his long release, stoic, and even sketched a smile as he greeted diplomats. “He’s in good health, he’s received his family and doctors, but he’s not free”reporting to one of the messengers.
When the first shots were fired at several military camps in the capital on Sunday, January 23, those around him first wanted to believe “Simple Mutiny”. “We go out, we go out a lot! », then ordered his party, the People’s Progressive Movement (MPP), to issue a final call for resistance to its militants. But on the streets of Ouagadougou, hundreds of people have rallied to support masked insurgents armed with Kalashnikovs. The MPP campaign headquarters was set on fire.
‘We always wanted to be able to respond to material needs, but the mutineers asked him to leave’, said the close friend of the ousted president. On Monday, 24 January, Mr. Cabore signed his letter of resignation, despite attempts by the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, to dissuade him by phone and unsolicited demands. “Mobilizing Heads of State” ECOWAS.
The “easy” he was knocked down
Has Roch Marc Christian Kaboré resigned?In any case, some observers “Comfortable” He was knocked down.According to a diplomatic source, even his counterpart, Comrade Mohamed Bazum, President of Niger, was arrested. “Shocked by the lightness of RK’s relinquishment of power”.
“He especially wanted to avoid a bloody massacre between loyalists and coup d’etat”MPP first vice-chairman Clément Sawadogo replied that the former leader was taking advantage of his forced retirement ” rest” and “Follow the Game” African Cup of Nations. In recent months, the former president of Burkina Faso has appeared increasingly tired and haggard in the face of growing terror attacks, which are taking place almost daily in the country, to the point of worrying his entourage.
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