Military officer Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba appointed as interim President of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared President by the country’s top constitutional body after a coup last month, legal sources said Thursday.

The 2022 Burkina Faso military coup took place on January 24, 2022, which was led by Damiba. President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and Prime Minister Lassina Zerbo were disposed from their position and the parliament, government and constitution were declared dissolved.