The French ambassador to Burkina Faso, Luc Hallade, is 'still at work' in the capital Ouagadougou, a French diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday. This came as Burkina Faso's military junta on Monday announced the expulsion of the France Ambassador to the country. 'The team is doing an outstanding job in difficult conditions,' the source added, contradicting the government’s directive. The former French colony has seen a surge in anti-French sentiment as it moves to develop closer ties with Russia.
The former French colony has seen a surge in anti-French sentiment as it moves to develop closer ties with Russia.
"The team is doing an outstanding job in difficult conditions," the source added, contradicting the government’s directive. Government spokesman Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo confirmed to the Associated Press that Ambassador Luc Hallade was asked to leave, but provided no further details. The French embassy refused to comment.
The current military regime overthrew a previous junta last year, claiming it had not done enough to stop the fighting. The previous junta had cited the same reason for seizing power from a civilian government months earlier.
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