Le Burkina convoque l'ambassadeur de l'UE après les propos critiques d'un eurodéputé
The European Union (EU) ambassador to Burkina Faso was summoned to Ouagadougou on Monday by the foreign minister, following the adoption of a resolution by the European Parliament and critical remarks by an MEP denouncing the "failure" of the ruling junta in this country facing jihadist violence.
Burkina Faso is governed by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who came to power through a coup in September 2022, and who is pursuing a policy hostile to the West and repressive towards any critical voice, claiming that his country is not a democracy.
On Thursday, MEP Christophe Gomart brought a resolution before the European Parliament denouncing the "repression of civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso", calling for independent investigations into allegations of "human rights violations" and expressing "serious concerns about the influence of Russia" in the country.
The non-binding text was adopted by 476 votes in favor, 11 votes against and 75 abstentions.
"Following the resolution adopted by the European Parliament targeting Burkina Faso and the accusatory, crude and false remarks made on this occasion by the MEP, the Frenchman Christophe Gomart, the government through the Minister of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador Head of the European Union Delegation in Ouagadougou, Philippe Bronchain, on the morning of June 22," the ministry announced in a statement.
"Through this approach, the government of Burkina Faso wanted to express its disapproval, its disappointment and above all the disgust that this resolution arouses," he wrote.
"In four years, the country has gradually isolated itself from the international community, has been suspended from several regional and international organizations, while fundamental freedoms are being methodically reduced," described this former head of French military intelligence.
"The security situation has worsened, more than half of the territory is beyond the control of the State," he added, recalling the presence of the French army engaged in the anti-jihadist fight, forced to leave in 2023.
For a decade, the country has faced deadly offensives by groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State across large swathes of its territory, which the regime is struggling to contain, and which have caused thousands of deaths.
AFP
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