The new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order “when the conditions are right”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted President Roch Kabor\u00e9 on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He blamed the president for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wearing a red beret and army fatigues, Lt-Col Damiba on Thursday addressed the nation for the first time on national television since taking power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When the conditions are right, according to the deadline that our people will define in all sovereignty, I commit to a return to a normal constitutional order,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lt-Col Damiba, 41, said he will meet representatives of various sections of society to agree on a roadmap for reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that Burkina Faso needs international partners “more than ever”, following condemnation of the coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I call on the international community to support our country so it can exit this crisis as soon as possible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The military announced that it had seized power on state television on Monday. An army officer cited the deteriorating security situation for the military takeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Kabor\u00e9 had faced growing discontent over his failure to stem an Islamist insurgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lt-Col Damiba has been at the forefront of the fight against Islamist militants. He wrote a book on the topic last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similar troubles in neighbouring Mali led to a military coup in May 2021 – one that was broadly welcomed by the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Burkina Faso is the third West African country to witness a military takeover in recent years. Guinea and Mali have had sanctions imposed on them by regional bloc Ecowas to press them to return to constitutional order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ecowas meets on Friday to discuss how to respond to the region’s latest coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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