Burkina Faso military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is due to be sworn in as the country’s president, just over two weeks after soldiers ousted President Roch Kaboré in a coup. Last week, the Constitutional Council, “having taken note” of Kaboré’s resignation, Burkina Faso military leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba is due to be sworn in as the country’s president, just over two weeks after soldiers ousted President Roch Kaboré in a coup. Last week, the Constitutional Council, “having taken note” of Kaboré’s resignation, declared Damiba, a 41-year-old army officer, president of Burkina Faso. The country’s State television said the inauguration would be broadcast live from the Constitutional Council building on Wednesday morning.
