US halts aid to Burkina Faso after finding military coup occurred
The State Department made the determination in line with a US law under which US foreign aid - except funds to promote democracy
The United States has halted most US aid to Burkina Faso after determining that the January ouster of President Roch Kabore constituted a military coup, triggering aid restrictions under US law, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
The State Department made the determination in line with a US law under which US foreign aid - except funds to promote democracy - must be stopped to a country whose elected head of government is deposed by military coup or in a coup in which the military plays a decisive role.