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Independent AfricaBurkina Faso's coup leader is sworn in as the country's new president

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Burkina Faso’s coup leader is sworn in as the country’s new president

The young army commander who took power in the latest coup in Burkina Faso has been sworn in as interim president.

Capt Ibrahim Traoré, 34, promised to retake territory from Islamist extremists and organise elections in July 2024 as he took the oath of office.

The ceremony was streamed live on the national broadcaster RTB

September’s coup was the second in Burkina Faso in the past eight months.

Thousands have been killed and two million people forced from their homes during the country’s seven-year insurgency.

 

 

 

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