A plot to assassinate the country's president has been uncovered in Burkina Faso.

A plot has been uncovered in Burkina Faso to assassinate senior officials, including President Ibrahim Traore. This was announced on January 7 by the Minister of Security Mahamadou Sana.

"The conspirators planned to cause chaos in the country through a series of targeted killings of civilian and military officials, starting with the neutralization of the head of state Traore," Burkina-24 TV channel quoted the minister as saying.

According to the minister, the operation was supposed to begin on January 3, 2026 at 23:00 (January 4, 02:00 Moscow time). The conspirators intended to kill the president at close range or attack his residence with drones, after which a ground intervention by external forces was expected.

Sana clarified that former President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was behind the plot, and the funding came from Côte d'Ivoire. Some of the participants have already been detained, and arrests are continuing.

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