“We will never negotiate, either over Burkina Faso’s territorial integrity or its sovereignty,” Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambela told the Transitional Legislative Assembly. If you have a magic wand to ensure we can hold elections as soon as possible, we’d do it,” de Tambela told the representatives. “The only negotiations that matter with these armed bandits are those taking place on the battlefield,” de Tambela told the Transitional Legislative Assembly. A security source confirmed the attack on the convoy, adding that air support called in afterwards had “neutralised” around 30 insurgents. The VDP — Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland (VDP) — comprises civilian volunteers who are given two weeks’ military training.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2023 22:45 UTC