29th September, 2023
Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Ibrahim Traore, said on Friday that there would be no elections until the country was safe enough for everyone to vote.
Traore who seized power in a coup 30 September 2022 initially pledged to organise a vote to restore civilian rule in 2024.
He has now poured cold water on the pledge.
The announcement comes days after the junta claimed it foiled a coup attempt last Tuesday and arrested four officers.
In a statement read out on state television, it said “a proven coup attempt was foiled on September 26, 2023 by Burkina Faso’s intelligence and security services.
“At present, officers and other alleged participants in this destabilisation attempt have been arrested and others are being actively sought”.
It said the alleged perpetrators “had the sinister intention of attacking the institutions of the Republic and plunging the country into chaos”.
Burkina Faso, along with Mali and Niger are facing the threats of Jihadist militants.
