Ouagadougou: The government denounced the refoulement of 173 Burkinabè from Côte d’Ivoire “in defiance of humanitarian rules”.
173 Burkinabè people from the same community, made up mainly of women and children, were returned from Côte d’Ivoire.
They were welcomed on July 16, 2024 in Yendéré, on the Ivorian-Burkinabe border.
On Wednesday at the end of the Council of Ministers, the spokesperson for the Burkinabè government, Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, indicated that this refoulement took place ‘in defiance of humanitarian rules’.
He specified that the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, gave instructions for a government mission to deport to Yendéré to not only take stock of the situation and ensure that appropriate arrangements are made to ensure a worthy welcome to these compatriots.
Source: Burkina Information Agency