We knew it was imminent, it’s now official. The Burkinabè army announced on Sunday the end of the operations of the French Saber force in Burkina Faso, three weeks after the denunciation of the defense agreements linking the two countries, by the transitional government, in this country plagued by jihadist violence. .
“The General Staff of the Armed Forces and the command of the Saber Task Force organized this Saturday, February 18, 2023 within the Camp Bila Zagré compound in Kamboincin (on the outskirts of Ouagadougou, the capital), a solemn ceremony of descent of flags marking the official end of Task Force operations from Burkinabe soil”, said the Burkinabè staff in a press release. According to the text, this ceremony was chaired by the head of the Burkinabe army, Colonel Adam Néré as well as the French lieutenant-colonel Louis Lecacheur, representing the commander of the Saber force, a contingent of 400 special forces.