Tensions in Burkina Faso: Arrests of military officers on suspicion of coup d'état

In Burkina Faso, tension is rising with the recent arrest of several army officers, including two heads of bodies who have been removed from office. Although the official details remain undisclosed, relatives of the military junta suspect a further coup attempt, involving exiled soldiers. Judge Commander Frédéric Ouedraogo, previously head of the Military Justice Battalion, is part of the arrests. He was investigating a case of the death of a co…