A guy reads a newspaper proposing on the front web page a photo of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the chief of the navy junta, in Ouagadougou, on October 3, 2022. – Burkina Faso`s junta chief agreed to step down on Sunday, spiritual and network leaders stated, days after military officials introduced his ouster in a coup that sparked inner unrest and global condemnation. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba “himself presented his resignation for you to keep away from confrontations with extreme human and cloth consequences”, the spiritual and network leaders stated in a statement. (Photo through OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Togo`s authorities on Monday showed that ousted Burkina
Faso chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba had fled to Togo after
a navy coup.
West African bloc ECOWAS plans to ship envoys to Burkina
Faso after troops toppled Damiba withinside the country`s 2nd putsch in 9
months.
Togo`s Minister of Communication and authorities
spokesman Akodah Ayewouadan stated Damiba changed into in Togo as a part of the
country`s dedication to “peace withinside the sub-region.”
“Togo, like ECOWAS, welcomes the truth that the spirit
of peace has prevailed,” the legitimate stated in a reaction to questions from
AFP.
“The reception of… Damiba is a part of this spirit.”
The streets of Burkina Faso`s capital Ouagadougou had
been quiet on Monday after a -day showdown among navy rivals.
Damiba on Sunday had agreed to step down, spiritual and
network mediators stated after new self-declared chief Captain Ibrahim Traore
declared he have been pressured out.
ECOWAS — the Economic Community of West African States — stated it welcomed “a nonviolent agreement in their differences” and introduced it'd dispatch a delegation to Ouagadougou.
