Burkina Faso military leader Damiba to be sworn in as country’s president

Burkina Faso military leader Damiba to be sworn in as country’s president

• Burkina Faso military leader Paul-Henri SandaogoDamiba is due to be sworn in as the country’s president, just over two weeks after soldiers ousted President RochKaboré in a coup.
• Last week, the Constitutional Council, having taken note of Mr Kaboré’s resignation, declared Mr Damiba, a 41-year-old army officer, president of Burkina Faso.
• State television says the inauguration will be broadcast live from the Constitutional Council building on Wednesday morning.
• Mr Damiba led soldiers to oust Mr Kaboré, who had faced months of protests over his failure to stem a jihadist insurgency in the north and east of the country.

Published date : 17 Feb 2022 06:30PM