France said on Saturday it was considering taking reciprocal measures after Burkina Faso broke off diplomatic relations.
– Burkina Faso said on Friday it had severed links with its former colonial ruler after years of worsening ties over security, sovereignty and alleged foreign interference.
– “France regrets this hostile and unfounded decision, which illustrates the worrying drift of the Burkinabe authorities,” the French foreign ministry said in a statement.
– It urged French nationals in Burkina Faso “to exercise heightened vigilance”.
– The West African country has been battling an Islamist insurgency that has spread from Mali and killed thousands and displaced millions in the region over the past decade.
– Burkina Faso Communications Minister Gilbert Ouedraogo said the decision took effect on Friday and accused France of supporting “subversive networks” and “terrorists”, charges that France has previously denied.