ABIDJAN: Burkina Faso’s military government said Tuesday it had arrested eight members of a humanitarian group, including three Europeans, accusing them of “spying and treason.” Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said the eight were members of INSO, a Netherlands-based group specializing in humanitarian safety, and included a Frenchman, a French-Senegalese woman, a Czech man, a Malian and four Burkinabe nationals. Those arrested included the country director of the NGO in the west African state and his deputy, Sana said.
Burkina junta arrests European NGO workers for ‘spying’
Those arrested included the country director of the NGO in the west African state and his deputy, Sana said
The NGO, based in The Hague, provides security analyzes for other humanitarian organizations
October 07, 2025 22:10
ABIDJAN: Burkina Faso’s military government said Tuesday it had arrested eight members of a humanitarian group, including three Europeans, accusing them of “spying and treason.”
Dutch humanitarian organisation INSO rejected the allegations and called for the release of its eight staff members.
The security minister says the NGO "collected and passed on sensitive security information" - which it denies.
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