4 minutes agoMilitary stamp leader becomes country president
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Lieutenant-colonel Paul-Hner Sandaogo Damiba has been inaugurated as Burkina Faso's new president, three weeks after he led a coup that brought down the elected leader, Roch Marc Cristian Caboe. At a television ceremony Wednesday, Damiba pledged to the constitutional body that “will protect the constitution, state laws and respect [...]
At a television ceremony Wednesday, Damiba pledged to the constitutional body that “will protect the constitution, state laws and respect a set of decisions adopted by the army”.
While the military government is being backed by residents of the country, the international community has condemned the coup.
The ceremony was held in a small hall in the capital, Ouagadougou, and was not conveyed by any foreign representative.
On January 24th, Damiba led the officers to flee Cabora by force, following the population's anger as a result of the deterioration of local security.
Burkina Faso is a world's poorest and one of the most violent in Africa. (Periscopi)
