The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said on Tuesday January 25 about Burkina Faso that “military coups were unacceptable», calling on the military in West Africa to «defend their country, not attack their governments“.
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“I call on the armies of these countries to assume their professional role as armies to protect their country and restore democratic institutions.“, he added during an exchange with journalists before a meeting of the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. “The role of the military must be to defend their country and their people, not to attack their government and fight for power“, he insisted, pointing out that, in the region, “terrorist groupsthreatened international peace and security.
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Asked about the demonstrations of joy among some in Burkina after the coup that overthrew President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Antonio Guterres judged that he was “easyto organize them. “There are always celebrations for these kinds of situations.“, he said. “It is easy to orchestrate them but the values of democracy do not depend on public opinion at one time or another.“, he asserted. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Ouagadougou on Tuesday to show their support for the putschists after the coup in Burkina Faso that toppled President Kaboré, whose UN in Geneva called for the “immediate release“.
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