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Burkina: a Purging in a Breathless Army

Summary by Mondafrique
Since the extradition of the former president and putschist Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on 17 January, a wave of targeted arrests has clarified the ranks of the officers. This purge further weakens an army already exhausted by ten years of war against the jihadist armed groups. Purge L-extradition of Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, suspected of being the instigator of a plot to overthrow his successor at the end of 2025, acted as a detonator. In the …
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Since the extradition of the former president and putschist Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on 17 January, a wave of targeted arrests has clarified the ranks of the officers. This purge further weakens an army already exhausted by ten years of war against the jihadist armed groups. Purge L-extradition of Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, suspected of being the instigator of a plot to overthrow his successor at the end of 2025, acted as a detonator. In the …

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Mondafrique broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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