Burkina Faso president resigns on condition coup leader guarantees his safety

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 a civilian government earlier this year According to the deal announced at a press conference, Captain Traore has agreed to seven conditions, including a guarantee of Mr Damiba's safety and the security of soldiers who backed him, and the honouring of promises made to the West Africa regional bloc to return to the nation to constitutional rule by July 2024. Captain Traore's team urged people to halt attacks on the French embassy, targeted by protesters after an officer said France had sheltered Mr Damiba at a French military base in the West African country and that he was planning a counteroffensive. Hundreds of people, some waving Russian flags and supporting Captain Traore's takeover, gathered in protest in front of the French embassy on Saturday and Sunday, throwing stones and burning tires and debris.