The putschist ensures that he will only explain “current affairs” until the appointment of a new transitional president by “national foundations”.
Le Monde with AFP
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, author of a putsch Friday September 30 in Burkina Faso who lived two coups in eight months, was officially appointed Wednesday October 5 President of the country pending the designation of a transitional president by “national foundations”.
“The president of the patriotic movement for safeguarding and catering [MPSR] performs the functions of head of state, supreme head of the national armed forces”, indicates a declaration entitled Act fundamental, which completes the Constitution of Burkina, “Pending the adoption of a transition charter”. This statement was read by Captain Kiswendsida Farouk Azaria Sorgho, MPSR spokesperson, the junta in power, during a special program on national television.
Captain Traoré assured on Monday on RFI radio that he would only explain “current affairs” until the appointment of a new president of civil or military transition by “national meetings” bringing together the forces politicians, social and civil society, which will have to meet “long before the end of the year”, according to him. He spilled Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Friday on Friday, himself arrived by force in power in January 2022 in reversal the elected president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.
The act adopted on Wednesday specifies that “awaiting the establishment of the organs of the transition”, the MPSR “is responsible for national independence, the integrity of the territory, the permanence and the continuity of the State, respect for international treaties and agreements to which Burkina Faso is gone “. The Constitution, suspended after the putsch on Friday, was restored and “applies with the exception of its contrary provisions” to the fundamental act.
the youngest head of state in the world
Ibrahim Traoré, 34, becomes the youngest head of state in the world, ahead of Chilean Gabriel Boric, 36. He has taken the head of a state bruised by the war since 2015 and has partly justified his coup by reproaching his predecessor Damiba “the continuous degradation of the security situation”.
Regular attacks of armed groups affiliated with Al-Qaida and the Islamic State (IS) group have killed thousands of people and caused the movement of some two million people. A majority of the territory escapes control of the State, especially on the side of borders with Mali and Niger.
Ibrahim Traoré received a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday to assess the situation a few days after the putsch. She left “confident”, according to the former Nigerian president Mahamadou Issoufou, member of the delegation and mediator of ECOWAS for Burkina Faso.
m. Issoufou judged that the country had been “on the brink” after a weekend of troubles and uncertainty about the acceptance of the putsch by Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba, who first opposed his dismissal Before finally resigning and leaving the country on Sunday.
Demonstrations against France and for a strengthening of military cooperation with Russia, whose influence continues to grow in several French-speaking African countries including neighboring Mali, have also been held during the weekend. Buildings representing the interests of France, including the embassy in Ouagadougou, were taken to task by the demonstrators.
Captain Traoré, at the end of the meeting with ECOWAS on Tuesday evening, had assured that Ouagadougou would continue to respect his commitments made under Mr. Damiba vis-à-vis the ECOWAS, in particular on the organization of ‘Elections and a return of civilians in power no later than July 2024.