Burkina Faso's junta claims to have foiled a plot to assassinate its military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, orchestrated by the ousted military officer Lt Col Paul Henri Damiba and funded by neighboring Ivory Coast.

• The plot allegedly involved assassinating Capt Traoré and targeting other key institutions and civilian personalities.
• Mahamadou Sana, the security minister, stated that 70 million CFA francs ($125,000; £92,000) from Ivory Coast funded the plot.
• Authorities reportedly uncovered a leaked video discussing the assassination plans for Saturday, January 3, just after 23:00 local time.