Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "All Koreans Staying in Burkina Faso Safe Amid Military Coup"

On the 24th (local time), rebel representatives appeared on the state-run RTB broadcast in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso in West Africa, announcing their takeover of power and the ousting of President Roch Marc Christian Kabor?. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] It has been confirmed that all Korean nationals staying in Burkina Faso, West Africa, where a military coup occurred, are safe.

On the 25th, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official stated that currently 43 Korean nationals are staying in Burkina Faso, and all are confirmed to be safe.

The Koreans staying in Burkina Faso are 25 in the capital city Ouagadougou and 18 in the second largest city Bobo-Dioulasso. Most of them are missionaries and their families, with a small number of self-employed individuals as well.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Korean Embassy in C?te d'Ivoire, which is concurrently responsible for Burkina Faso, is conducting frequent safety checks. "Depending on how the local situation develops, we are preparing possible measures and will continue efforts to ensure the safety of overseas nationals," the official added.

Earlier, soldiers in Burkina Faso staged a rebellion demanding better treatment and announced on the 24th (local time), just one day later, that they had ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabor?.

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