The Koglwéogo were created by local communities after the ousting of President Blaise Compaoré in 2014 to fight banditry...
The Régiment de sécurité présidentielle (RSP) used to be the elite army unit but it was mainly a presidential guard for President Blaise Compaoré and had to be disbanded after Colonel Gilbert Diendéré led it in the attempted coup of 2015 (AC Vol 56 No 19 The people take on the putschists)...