Burkina Faso coup leader takes office as interim president
The military leader who led a coup in Burkina Faso, ousting Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, took office as the interim president today.
Ibrahim Traore took an oath office in the nation's capital Ouagadougou, pledging to fight off jihadists and reclaim areas taken over by insurgents.
Last month's coup led by 34-year-old Traore was the second coup in Burkina Faso in less than nine months.
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Many civilians were frustrated with failures to prevent jihadist insurgents, who were blamed for killing thousands and forcing millions from their homes.
Damiba seized power in January with promises to quell the insurgency.
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