Burkina Faso Unrest: Soldiers Take Over Government

Burkina Faso Unrest: Soldiers Take Over Government, Sack Damiba

Burkina Faso Unrest: Soldiers Take Over Government, Sack Damiba

Burkina Faso's military leader, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba, has been removed in a coup led by army captain Ibrahim Traore Lt Col Damiba's junta overthrew an elected government in January, citing a failure to halt Islamist attacks as the reason He was, however, ousted on Friday by Traore with support from several soldiers over his inability to deal with the country's Islamist insurgency The military leader of Burkina Faso, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba, has been ousted by army captain Ibrahim Traore, halting all political activities in the country. Soldiers remove Burkina Faso's military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba on Friday.…
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