PARIS: The French foreign ministry said today it was recalling its ambassador to Burkina Faso, citing “the context of recent developments”, a day after Paris announced it would withdraw its troops from the African country.
“We have decided to recall our ambassador in Paris, to conduct consultations on the state and perspectives of our bilateral cooperation”, the ministry said in a statement.
Protests by opponents of the French military presence have surged in Burkina Faso, partly linked to perceptions that France has not done enough to tackle an Islamist insurgency that has spread in recent years from neighbouring Mali.
France yesterday said it would withdraw its troops in the next month after the military junta asked it to leave.