Burkina Faso junta chief declared President

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Burkina Faso’s new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been announced president by the country’s top constitutional body after a coup last month, legal sources said Thursday.

They said the Constitutional Council on Wednesday discovered that “Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, lieutenant-colonel in the national armed forces, leader of the Patriotic Movement for Preservation and Restoration (the official name of the junta), is the president” of Burkina Faso.

Damiba is likewise head of state and preeminent commander of the armed forces, it added. The move affirmed a declaration by the junta on January 31 that said Damiba would be appointed to those jobs for a momentary period and would be helped by two VPs.

In a proclamation issued later Thursday, the Constitutional Council said that Damiba’s conventional swearing-in would occur on February 16 in the capital Ouagadougou.

On January 24, disappointed officers led by Damiba constrained out the country’s elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who had confronted a rush of public indignation regarding his treatment of a horrendous jihadist insurgency.

Confronting strain from Burkina Faso’s accomplices in West Africa, the junta last week turned around its suspension of the constitution and rejected a short-term time limitation.

Yet, the central question of a date for elections stays agitated.

On January 24, the junta pledged to re-establish “constitutional order” inside a “sensible time”.

On Saturday, it declared that a 15-member commission would be set up fully intent on “drawing up a draft charter and plan, along with a proposal for the length of the progress time frame.”

The panel will be given fourteen days in which to report back. One of the world’s least fortunate and most unstable countries, Burkina Faso is battling with a jihadist crusade that has asserted in excess of 2,000 lives and constrained around 1.5 million to escape their homes.

The country has been suspended from the West African alliance ECOWAS, although it escaped sanctions following last week’s Burkina Faso’s new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared president by the country’s top constitutional body after a coup last month, legal sources said Thursday.

They said the Constitutional Council on Wednesday determined that “Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, lieutenant-colonel in the national armed forces, president of the Patriotic Movement for Preservation and Restoration (the official name of the junta), is the president” of Burkina Faso.

Damiba is also head of state and supreme commander of the armed forces, it added. The move confirmed an announcement by the junta on January 31 that said Damiba would be appointed to those roles for a transitional period and would be assisted by two vice presidents.

In a statement issued later Thursday, the Constitutional Council said that Damiba’s formal swearing-in would take place on February 16 in the capital Ouagadougou.

On January 24, disgruntled officers led by Damiba forced out the country’s elected president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who had faced a wave of public anger over his handling of a bloody jihadist insurgency.

Facing pressure from Burkina Faso’s partners in West Africa, the junta last week reversed its suspension of the constitution and scrapped an overnight curfew.

But the key issue of a date for elections remains unsettled.

On January 24, the junta vowed to re-establish “constitutional order” within a “reasonable time”.

On Saturday, it announced that a 15-member commission would be set up with the goal of “drawing up a draft charter and agenda, together with a proposal for the duration of the transition period.”

The panel will be given two weeks in which to report back. One of the world’s poorest and most volatile countries, Burkina Faso is struggling with a jihadist crusade that has asserted in excess 2,000 lives and constrained around 1.5 million to escape their homes.

The country has been suspended from the West African bloc ECOWAS, despite the fact that it got away from sanctions following last week’s rebuilding of the constitution. On Wednesday, the UN Security Council expressed “genuine worry” over Burkina Faso’s “unconstitutional change of government,” however decided not to portray it as a military coup or even denounce it altogether.

AFP of the constitution. On Wednesday, the UN Security Council expressed “genuine worry” over Burkina Faso’s “unconstitutional change of government,” however decided not t portray it as a military coup or even denounce it altogether.

AFP

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