The Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Ghana, Sini Pierre Sanou, has reportedly been sacked by the country's military junta for allegedly being involved in a plot to overthrow the government of Captain Ibrahim Traore.
In a video address on Monday, September 23, 2024, the Minister for Security, Mahamdou Sana announced that the junta had successfully identified and thwarted a conspiracy involving military and civilian groups in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana aimed at overthrowing the government. "The Burkinabe public and the international community are informed that individuals residing in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire have been active in a subversion effort against our country.
These actors of chaos, supported by certain intelligence services of Western powers, are made up of civilians of various profiles as well as military personnel and former military personnel," the official said.
According to the official, a recent attack by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorists, an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist organization, in the Barsalogho Department of northern Burkina Faso on August 24, 2024, formed part of the grand plot by the individuals involved in the conspiracy against the junta.