French media reported on the 6th that the French foreign ministry said all its
diplomatic staff in Burkina Faso have been withdrawn to France. The ministry
said Burkina Faso’s diplomats must leave France by the evening of the 6th.
Burkina Faso’s government said in a June 26 communiqué it had immediately
severed diplomatic relations with France, saying bilateral ties should be
founded on mutual respect for sovereignty, trust and non-interference and that
foundation no longer exists. The French foreign ministry on June 26 called the
decision “hostile and unfounded” and said it reflected “worrying” tendencies in
Burkina Faso’s authorities.
