The Senegalese government reaffirmed its solidarity with the authorities of Burkina Faso and praised their efforts in the fight against terrorism the day after a demonstration by activists in front of Senegal’s diplomatic representation in Ouagadougou.
”The Senegalese government reaffirms its solidarity and welcomes the efforts of the Burkinabe government in its resolute fight against terrorism and its efforts to restore territorial integrity,” indicates in particular the Senegalese Ministry of African Integration and Affairs foreign.
He reaffirmed this position in a press release made public following Tuesday’s sit-in organized in front of the Senegalese embassy in Burkina Faso by members of the National Coordination of Citizen Watch Associations of Burkina Faso.
This demonstration was organized to give the Senegalese ambassador to Burkina Faso a copy of a letter of protest that its president Djibril Sawadogo had addressed to the Coordinator of Amnesty International Burkina, assures the Senegalese government.
Senegalese diplomacy also indicates that neither the diplomatic staff nor the premises of the Senegalese embassy have been the subject of any threat, as have the Senegalese citizens residing in Burkina Faso, who continue to go about their business. occupations.
The demonstration by the National Coordination of Citizen Watch Associations of Burkina Faso in front of the diplomatic representation of Senegal in Ouagadougou was organized in reaction to a gathering held Friday in Dakar by the Senegalese Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COSEDDH) and Amnesty International .
The government of Senegal reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabé Abroad expressed its regret after the organization of the demonstration in the Senegalese capital, but in no way reproached Senegal in any form of interference.
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