Ghanaian nationals in Burkina Faso
will be evacuated should the current situation in the country worsen. The
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hannah Tetteh told Radio
Ghana that government was monitoring the situation in the country and would
consider evacuating Ghanaian nationals should the crisis deepen. Madam Tetteh
had earlier taken to Twitter to
assure the safety Ghanaian citizens in the embattled West African country. She said
Ghana’s Embassy in Burkina Faso has been directed to contact
leaders of the Ghanaian community for any information that would help mobilize more of them and keep them safe. However, reports of gunshots
at the headquarters of Burkina Faso’s State TV in the capital Ouagadougou on
Sunday have intensified fears for the safety of Ghanaians in the country.
Former leader Blaise Compaore stepped
down as president after protests in response to a proposed amendment of the
constitution by the Parliament that would have extended the president’s stay in
power. Media reports indicate that Mr. Compaore has fled to the Ivory
Coast, although he was initially thought to have entered Ghana. The army
seized power on Friday after Compaore’s resignation and named Lieutenant
Colonel Isaac Zida as the leader of a transitional government. The African Union (AU) and the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have condemned the military
takeover, with ECOWAS president John Dramani Mahama saying the regional bloc
will not “recognize any
ascension to power through non constitutional means.”
Source:Citifmonline.com
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