Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AP) – Burkina Faso’s military government severed diplomatic ties with France, its former colonial ruler that had been a key security partner for the West African nation before relations fractured.
The junta said in a statement Friday it broke off relations with France effective immediately, accusing it of “blatant neo-colonial ambitions and active support for subversive networks and terrorists,” without providing evidence.
The two sides suffered broken relations for years.
Burkina Faso’s military government has in the past targeted foreign diplomats, including the French, whom it has often accused of working against…
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