The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Kaboré, has reportedly been detained by mutinying soldiers. Some troops in the West African nation have demanded the sacking of military chiefs and more resources to fight Islamist militants. The government, however, denied suggestions of a military coup or that the president was under arrest. President Kaboré was detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers, foreign media reports say. But discontent has been growing in Burkina Faso over the government's failure to successfully eliminate an Islamist insurgency in the country since 2015.

Source: The Star January 24, 2022 17:57 UTC