Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for ‘subversive activities,’ according to a foreign ministry note seen by FRANCE 24 on Thursday. The three were declared ‘persona non grata’ and told to leave the country within 48 hours, the foreign ministry said in a note dated Tuesday that was sent to the French embassy. Since coming to power in a September 2022 coup, the junta has distanced the West African nation from France, which ruled the country until 1960. It has notably cancelled a 1961 military accord between the two countries. The French ambassador was recalled after the coup and is yet to return to Ouagadougou, the Burkinabe capital.” (04/18/24)