Who is Paul-Henri Damiba, leader of the Burkina Faso coup?
2 years, 11 months ago

Who is Paul-Henri Damiba, leader of the Burkina Faso coup?

Al Jazeera  

The 41-year-old officer was promoted in December to commander of Burkina Faso’s third military region by President Kabore. A lieutenant colonel appointed to oversee security in Burkina Faso’s capital has emerged as the leader of a military coup that overthrew President Roch Kabore after heavy gunfights in Ouagadougou. “MPSR, which includes all sections of the army, has decided to end President Kabore’s post today,” a captain standing to the left of Damiba said, as he read a statement in the lieutenant colonel’s name on Radiodiffusion Television du Burkina. The 41-year-old officer had been promoted in December by Kabore to commander of Burkina Faso’s third military region in what some analysts viewed as an effort by the beleaguered president to shore up support within the army.

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Burkina Faso's military leader dissolves government, sacks prime minister
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Burkina Faso's military leader dissolves government, sacks prime minister

Firstpost  

The west African country was plunged into instability by a January 2022 coup in which Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power from elected president Roch Marc Christian Kabore Burkina Faso’s ruling military leader on Friday dismissed the country’s prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree transmitted to AFP. “The prime minister’s official functions are terminated,” said …

Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. The junta in Burkina Faso seized power in September 2022 by ousting the military rule of Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba about eight months after it staged a coup to …

Mali arrests top politician for criticizing Burkina Faso’s ruling junta
1 month, 1 week ago

Mali arrests top politician for criticizing Burkina Faso’s ruling junta

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s ruling junta arrested one of the country’s top politicians Wednesday for criticizing the military rulers of neighboring Burkina Faso, according to his son and a judiciary source. Issa Kaou N’Djim, who previously supported Mali’s current military leader Col. Assimi Goita before distancing himself, was arrested on charges of insulting a foreign head of state, which is …

Ibrahim Traore sworn in as Burkina Faso interim president
2 years, 2 months ago

Ibrahim Traore sworn in as Burkina Faso interim president

Al Jazeera  

The West African nation last month witnessed its second coup in eight months amid deepening insecurity in the Sahel. Ibrahim Traore has been sworn in as interim president of Burkina Faso, several weeks after Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was removed in a coup. The official investiture followed an announcement earlier this week by the constitutional council, which said the 34-year-old Traore …

Burkina Faso’s latest coup leader named transition president
2 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso’s latest coup leader named transition president

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Capt. Ibrahim Traore officially became Burkina Faso’s transitional president Friday, two weeks after he seized power in the country’s second coup this year, but he will be ineligible to run for the office when elections are held. Burkina Faso’s latest coup, announced Sept. 30 on state television, has raised fears that the country’s political chaos could …

Ibrahim Traore declared Burkina Faso president after coup
2 years, 2 months ago

Ibrahim Traore declared Burkina Faso president after coup

Al Jazeera  

Captain Traore was named the head of state after the coup that deposed Damiba amid growing violence in the Sahel. Captain Ibrahim Traore has been appointed as president of Burkina Faso after Paul-Henri Damiba was removed in the West African country’s second coup in less than nine months. Traore has been appointed as “Head of State, Supreme Head of the …

Burkina Faso’s coup and political situation: All you need to know
2 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso’s coup and political situation: All you need to know

Al Jazeera  

New military leader Traore says Paul-Henri Damiba was removed due to his inability to deal with a worsening armed uprising in the country. On September 30, Burkina Faso military leader President Paul-Henri Damiba was deposed in the country’s second coup in a year, as army Captain Ibrahim Traore took charge, dissolving the transitional government and suspending the constitution. On January …

Burkina Faso coup leader says vote still expected by 2024
2 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso coup leader says vote still expected by 2024

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s new junta leader said Monday that the West African nation will still aim to hold an election by 2024 or even earlier, as regional mediators delayed their visit following the country’s second coup this year. Burkina Faso’s latest coup, announced Friday on state television, has raised fears that the country’s political chaos could produce …

Calm Returns to Burkina Capital After Junta Chief Flees to Togo
2 years, 2 months ago

Calm Returns to Burkina Capital After Junta Chief Flees to Togo

News 18  

Calm returned to Burkina Faso’s capital on Monday after the country’s military leader fled to neighbouring Togo following the second coup in less than nine months. Diplomats said Damiba had gone to the Togolese capital Lome, and this was confirmed on Monday by the Togolese government, which said it had accepted him in order to support “peace in the sub-region.” …

Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety
2 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety

ABC  

Burkina Faso's self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after a recent coup. Key points: Captain Traore says order is being restored after the violence of recent days President Paul-Henri Damiba has left the country, according to a family member Mr Damiba himself led a coup against …

Ousted Burkina Faso leader leaves country for Togo
2 years, 2 months ago

Ousted Burkina Faso leader leaves country for Togo

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo Sunday two days after he himself was overthrown in a coup, while the new junta urged citizens not to loot or vandalize. Their power grab marked Burkina Faso’s second military coup this year, deepening fears that the political chaos could …

Burkina Faso coup: Ousted military leader Damiba ‘resigns’
2 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso coup: Ousted military leader Damiba ‘resigns’

Al Jazeera  

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with ‘serious human and material consequences’. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba “offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences”, according to a statement on Sunday by mediators. A statement issued on Sunday by the pro-Traore military said he would remain in charge “until the swearing-in …

‘Situation under control,’ Burkina Faso coup leader says
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Situation under control,’ Burkina Faso coup leader says

Al Jazeera  

Protesters target France’s embassy and march in Ouagadougou carrying the Russian flag, believing Moscow can help the Burkinabe army defeat armed groups. Burkina Faso’s new military leadership said the situation in the country was under control and urged people to refrain from acts of vandalism targeting the French embassy. The comments came on Sunday after security forces fired tear gas …

Burkina coup-makers accuse France of supporting counterattack
2 years, 2 months ago

Burkina coup-makers accuse France of supporting counterattack

Al Jazeera  

France ‘firmly denies’ any involvement of its army in an alleged counteroffensive plan by toppled leader Damiba. The army officers who seized power in Burkina Faso say toppled military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is planning a counteroffensive from a “French base”. “ is believed to have taken refuge in the French base at Kamboinsin in order to plan a counteroffensive …

Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup
2 years, 2 months ago

Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup

The Hindu  

More than a dozen members of Burkina Faso's army seized control of state television late Friday, declaring that the country's coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had been overthrown after only nine months in power. The soldiers promised the international community they would respect their commitments and urged Burkinabes “to go about their business in peace.” “A meeting …

Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup
2 years, 2 months ago

Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — More than a dozen soldiers seized control of Burkina Faso’s state television late Friday, declaring that the country’s coup leader-turned-president, Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, had been overthrown after only nine months in power. Constantin Gouvy, Burkina Faso researcher at Clingendael, said Friday night’s events “follow escalating tensions within the ruling MPSR junta and the …

Burkina Faso: Military officers remove President Damiba in a coup
2 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso: Military officers remove President Damiba in a coup

Al Jazeera  

Burkina Faso’s military government has been dissolved and its constitution suspended, coup leader Ibrahim Traore says. Burkina Faso military leader Paul-Henri Damiba has been deposed in the country’s second coup in a year, as army Captain Ibrahim Traore took charge, dissolving the transitional government and suspending the constitution. The Burkina Faso government had said earlier on Friday that an “internal …

Burkina Faso coup-leader defends his military takeover to UN
2 years, 3 months ago

Burkina Faso coup-leader defends his military takeover to UN

Associated Press  

Burkina Faso’s coup leader-turned-president defended his military takeover on Friday, though he acknowledged it was “perhaps reprehensible” and inconsistent with the United Nations’ values. That’s even if it was “perhaps reprehensible in terms of the principles held dear by the United Nations and the international community as a whole.” Burkina Faso’s coup came in the wake of similar takeovers in …

Burkina Faso coup-leader defends his military takeover to UN
2 years, 3 months ago

Burkina Faso coup-leader defends his military takeover to UN

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Burkina Faso's coup leader-turned-president defended …

Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader
2 years, 5 months ago

Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return of former President Blaise Compaore, as the ruling junta faltered in its efforts to hold a summit on the crisis of jihadi violence. The meeting devised by Damiba, who had himself appointed interim president, was an attempt to discuss Burkina Faso’s future amid escalating jihadi violence linked …

34 killed in two jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso
2 years, 5 months ago

34 killed in two jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso

The Hindu  

Suspected jihadists killed at least 34 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, officials and sources said Monday. In the northwest of the country, 22 people, reportedly including children, were killed late Sunday at Bourasso in Kossi province, said Boucle du Mouhoun regional governor Babo Pierre Bassinga. In northern Burkina Faso, 12 people died on …

Burkina Faso: Ex-president Kabore released from house arrest
2 years, 8 months ago

Burkina Faso: Ex-president Kabore released from house arrest

Al Jazeera  

The release of the former president came on a day when a military court sentenced another ex-president to life imprisonment. Burkina Faso’s former President Roch Kabore, who had been under house arrest since he was toppled in a military coup in January, has been allowed to return to his family home, according to the country’s interim government. Kabore was allowed …

Burkina Faso junta leader inaugurated as nation’s president
2 years, 10 months ago

Burkina Faso junta leader inaugurated as nation’s president

Associated Press  

JAQUEVILLE, Ivory Coast — Burkina Faso’s junta leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been sworn in as president Wednesday, less than a month after mutinous soldiers seized control of the West African country in a coup. It’s like they’re saying it’s legal to have a coup in Burkina Faso,” Oumar Cisse a resident in the Sahel’s hard-hit Dori …

Burkina Faso’s junta leader is declared president by council
2 years, 10 months ago

Burkina Faso’s junta leader is declared president by council

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The leader of Burkina Faso’s junta Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been declared president this week, the West African country’s Constitutional Council said in a statement. Since seizing power Damiba has swiftly appointed new military chiefs, sacked local administrators and vowed to restore Burkina Faso to constitutional rule when the “conditions are right,” he …

Burkina Faso restores constitution, names coup leader president
2 years, 10 months ago

Burkina Faso restores constitution, names coup leader president

Al Jazeera  

Burkina Faso’s military government said it has restored the constitution a week after taking power and has appointed the coup’s leader as head of state for a transitional period. This role also encompasses “president of Burkina Faso, head of state supreme leader of the armed forces”, the statement said. On Friday, the Economic Community of West African States also suspended …

Paul-Henri Damiba | The colonel who seized power
2 years, 10 months ago

Paul-Henri Damiba | The colonel who seized power

The Hindu  

In December 2021, Burkina Faso’s then President Roch Christian Kabore appointed the little-known Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as the commander of the country’s third military region, responsible for security in the capital Ouagadougou. Mr. Kabore betted on Lt. Col. Damiba to bolster counter-terror measures as well as shore up support for his government among the soldiers. Seven weeks later, …

Burkina Faso: Military coup prompts fears of further instability
2 years, 10 months ago

Burkina Faso: Military coup prompts fears of further instability

Al Jazeera  

President Roch Kabore was deposed amid anger over violence, but analysts say the military coup could unleash more insecurity. The military coup deposing Burkina Faso’s President Roch Kabore is the fourth in a string of recent military takeovers in West and Central Africa, prompting fears of further regional instability. Attacks ‘spelled Kabore’s demise’ Since 2015, Burkina Faso has been fighting …

The Hindu editorial on coup in Burkina Faso
2 years, 10 months ago

The Hindu editorial on coup in Burkina Faso

The Hindu  

Burkina Faso, once known as one of the most stable countries in West Africa, has been mired in a deadly cycle of jihadist violence since 2015. Monday’s coup, in which mutinous soldiers overthrew the democratically elected government of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was a direct result of this growing instability which the government failed miserably to tackle. Mr. Kaboré …

Soldiers declare military junta in control in Burkina Faso
2 years, 11 months ago

Soldiers declare military junta in control in Burkina Faso

The Hindu  

More than a dozen mutinous soldiers declared on state television that a military junta had seized control of Burkina Faso after detaining the democratically elected President following a day of gunbattles in the capital of the West African country. It was not immediately known where Mr. Kabore was, and the junta spokesman said only that the coup had taken place …

Pro-coup supporters rally in Burkina Faso as UN condemns takeover
2 years, 11 months ago

Pro-coup supporters rally in Burkina Faso as UN condemns takeover

Al Jazeera  

Several hundred people gathered in the capital Ouagadougou to show support for the country’s new military government. Several hundred people have gathered in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou in support of a military takeover that a day earlier deposed President Roch Kabore, as France and the UN condemned the West African country’s latest coup. “It’s the liberation of a country, which …

Burkina Faso President held by mutinous soldiers: reports
2 years, 11 months ago

Burkina Faso President held by mutinous soldiers: reports

The Hindu  

Mutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him in army barracks a day after staging an uprising, security sources said. Soldiers at several army bases across the country rebelled on Sunday, demanding the sacking of the military top brass and more resources to fight a bloody jihadist insurgency. “President Kabore, the …

Gunfire near Burkina Faso’s presidential palace after army mutiny
2 years, 11 months ago

Gunfire near Burkina Faso’s presidential palace after army mutiny

Firstpost  

Government officials had sought to reassure people that the situation was under control even as shots rang out for hours at the army base Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Gunfire rang out late on 23 January, 2022, near the home of Burkina Faso’s embattled President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, raising the specter that a military coup might still be under way after …

Burkina Faso army says it has deposed President Kabore
2 years, 11 months ago

Burkina Faso army says it has deposed President Kabore

Al Jazeera  

In address on state television, mutinous soldiers say they have dissolved the government and suspended the constitution. “MPSR, which includes all sections of the army, has decided to end President Kabore’s post today,” it said. “We acknowledge the tremendous stress on Burkinabé society and security forces, but urge military officers to step back, return to their barracks, and address their …

Burkina Faso President Kabore ‘detained’ by mutinous soldiers
2 years, 11 months ago

Burkina Faso President Kabore ‘detained’ by mutinous soldiers

Al Jazeera  

Reports say Kabore’s detention comes after troops staged mutinies at several army barracks and gunfire was heard near the president’s residence. Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained by mutinying soldiers, security officials said, with troops leading the apparent coup saying his government failed to support them during the country’s years-long conflict with armed groups. The West …

Burkinabe soldiers held over plot to ‘destabilise’ institutions
2 years, 11 months ago

Burkinabe soldiers held over plot to ‘destabilise’ institutions

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say the alleged plot was uncovered after ‘a member of the gang’ denounced the plan. Authorities in Burkina Faso say eight soldiers, including a high-ranking commander, have been detained in connection with an alleged plot to “destabilise” the country’s institutions. The announcement on Tuesday came after President Roch Marc Christian Kabore replaced the entire government amid an escalating security …

What next for conflict-hit Burkina Faso after Kabore re-election?
4 years ago

What next for conflict-hit Burkina Faso after Kabore re-election?

Al Jazeera  

Could Burkinabe president’s second term see a new approach to security or could spiraling violence trigger civil unrest? Kabore’s re-election in the conflict-hit country came despite poor approval ratings for the government’s performance on tackling spiralling violence that has caused a snowballing displacement crisis involving more than one million people and prevented hundreds of thousands of citizens from casting ballots …

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