A group of soldiers announced on state TV that military leader Paul-Henri Damiba has been removed from office. The apparent mutiny followed a military coup in January that left the West African nation in turmoil.
A group of soldiers have announced on state TV that military leader Paul-Henri Damiba has been removed from office. The apparent mutiny follows a January military coup that has left the West African nation in turmoil.
Burkina Faso strongman Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba came to power in a military coup eight months ago.On Friday military officials said
Burkina Faso's junta leader Damiba — whom military officers claim to have ousted — urged coup plotters to avoid a "fratricidal war." Damiba himself came to power in a coup less than a year ago.
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba offered his resignation, two days after junior military officers rebelled against his rule. The West African country is experiencing a coup within a coup after January's military takeover.
President Paul-Henri Damiba led a coup earlier this year against a civilian government that lost support over rising violence by Islamist extremists. He has now been ousted by the same armed forces that helped him gain power.
Togo's government has confirmed reports that Burkina Faso's ousted coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba fled there following a mutiny of junior officers. Meanwhile, ECOWAS envoys were being sent to Ouagadougou.
Togo's government on Monday confirmed that ousted Burkina Faso leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba had fled to Togo after a military coup.
Burkina Faso's ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo on Sunday, two days after he himself was overthrown in a coup, while the new junta urged citizens not to loot or vandalize.
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.
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