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Burkina: putschist Ibrahim Traoré president of the transition until 2024

2022-10-14T18:17:37.269Z


Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who took power two weeks ago during a putsch in Burkina Faso, the second in eight months, has been appointed...


Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who took power two weeks ago during a putsch in Burkina Faso, the second in eight months, was designated Friday, October 14 "

unanimously

" transitional president until an election presidential election scheduled for July 2024 in this country plagued by jihadist violence.

Captain Traoré was appointed by national meetings bringing together some 300 representatives of the army and the police, customary and religious organizations, civil society, trade unions, parties and internally displaced victims of the jihadist attacks hitting Burkina. since 2015.

A unanimous designation

Captain Traoré has just been unanimously appointed by the participants in the assizes president of the transition

,” a member of the ruling junta, the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration (MPSR), told AFP. which was confirmed by another Burkinabè military leader.

The assizes adopted article 5 of a "

charter of the transition

" which stipulates that "

the president of the MPSR performs the functions of president of the transition, head of state, supreme head of the national armed forces

", according to the same sources.

Captain Traoré has taken over the leadership of the MPSR since the September 30 putsch.

Refocusing the transition

The assizes also adopted article 4 of this charter which emphasizes that "

the term of office of the president of the transition ends with the investiture of the president from the presidential election

" scheduled for 2024. This article specifies that "

the president of the transition is not eligible for the presidential, legislative and municipal elections that will be organized to end the transition

".

On January 24, soldiers led by Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba and grouped within the MPSR overthrew President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, accused of incapacity in the face of the jihadist attacks which have multiplied in Burkina.

They have not stopped in eight months and, faced with the constant deterioration of the situation, a new putsch took place on September 30, which brought to power a young 34-year-old captain, Ibrahim Traoré, in order to "

refocus the transition on security emergencies

,” according to the junta.

Read alsoIn Burkina Faso, the frenetic spiral of violence

Officially appointed president shortly after taking power, Captain Traoré had assured that he would only expedite “

current affairs

” until the appointment of a new civilian or military transition president by “

national assizes

".

But since September 30, he has not ceased to benefit from the support of the street.

Again on Friday, several hundred people demonstrated near the Conference Center where the meeting was held, brandishing his portrait and shouting his name, others waving Russian, Burkinabè and Malian flags.

In several French-speaking African countries, Moscow enjoys growing popular support when France, a former colonial power, is increasingly vilified there, particularly in Mali, a neighboring country of Burkina also led by putschist soldiers since 2020. .

"

The People's Choice

"

We want Captain Traoré or nothing.

The participants in the assizes must clearly understand this message and follow the choice of the people

,” said a demonstrator, Sayouba Ouedraogo.

"

We know exactly what we want

" and "

it is the confirmation of Captain Traoré as head of state and president of Burkina Faso

", said Monique Yeli Kam, who represents the Movement for the Renaissance of Burkina Faso. (MRB, ex-opposition) to the assizes.

According to her, it "

embodies renewal, a generational renewal, a break with old practices

".

The French ambassador to Burkina Faso, Luc Hallade, had called on his compatriots "

to limit

" their movements on Friday "

to what is strictly necessary

", "

for fear of new protest movements

".

French interests in Burkina, including the embassy and two French Institutes, were attacked by pro-Traoré demonstrators during the last putsch.

Regular attacks by armed groups affiliated with al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) group have killed thousands and displaced some two million people since 2015.

More than 40% of the territory escapes the control of the State, in particular on the side of the borders with Mali and Niger.

Captain Traoré assured that Ouagadougou would continue to respect the commitments made under Henri Sandaogo Damiba vis-à-vis the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in particular on the organization of elections and a return of civilians to power no later than July 2024.

Source: lefigaro

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