The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso promises to strengthen cooperation with the Alliance of Sahel States

MADRID Dec. 27 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The transitional prime minister of Burkina Faso, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, has promised before the Legislative Assembly that his cabinet will strengthen cooperation with the Alliance of Sahel States to combat terrorism in the region.

This Friday, Ouédraogo presented a ‘sheet of information’ in which the main objectives have been outlined not only to intensify the war against terrorism with the help of Mali and Niger, but also to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the country or promote political reforms to end with corruption.

“The fight against terrorism that we wage is carried out respecting Human Rights and Humanitarian Law,” he said, adding that his Executive will promote the arms industry to improve the country’s security network, among other measures.

Likewise, he has promised to strengthen the State by fighting corruption and illicit practices. “The intensification of reforms will be the main objective of the Government,” he stressed, according to the speech reported by Burkina Faso state television.

Ouédraogo, until now the Minister of Communication and Government Spokesperson, was appointed on December 7 after the country’s president, coup captain Ibrahim Traoré, dismissed Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla.

One of his most notable decisions as head of Communication was to suspend the broadcasts of the French international network Radio France Internationale (RFI) in December 2022 for reporting a video of the jihadist organization the Support Group for Islam and Muslims ( JNIM).

Burkina Faso has generally experienced a significant increase in insecurity since 2015, with attacks by both Al Qaeda affiliate and the Islamic State, which has caused a wave of internally displaced persons and refugees to other countries in the region. region.

The country is governed by a military junta called the Patriotic Movement for Salvation and Restoration (MPSR), since the January 2022 coup against the then president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who months later was removed from power after Traoré’s coup.