Anti-France protesters in Burkina Faso were met with tear gas as they tried to storm the former colonial power's embassy, demanding the expulsion of the ambassador
File Photo: France is facing mounting hostility among erstwhile colonies in the French-speaking Sahel, a region that is being battered by a decade-old insurgency.
The protesters rallied at the municipal stadium on Friday morning before heading to the French embassy, where they were dispersed by police tear gas, according to the local daily“Police fired tear gas after negotiations with the protesters asking them to leave the scene peacefully failed. But the protesters responded by stoning the embassy,” it said.
Video footage showed the protesters, some riding on motorcycles, blowing whistles and vuvuzelas shouting slogans such as “down with France.”The protesters, mainly youth, accuse France of being responsible for Burkina Faso’s problems, including insecurity."We don't want anything more to do with France," said Salif Belem, who was holding a Russian flag.
France maintains a military presence in Burkina Faso, with a contingent of special forces based in Kamboinsin.
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