Children in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou returned to school on Monday for the start of the new academic year, as residents sought some semblance of normality days after the country's second military coup this year.
Neighbouring Togo's government on Monday confirmed reports that Damiba was in the country, saying he was being hosted "in the spirit of peace".
More than 11,000 schools in the Central Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin are closed due to conflict or threats made against teachers and students, according to UNICEF."It was an uncertain start to the school year but thanks to God, everything is going well. The atmosphere is good," said Weknouni Kabre, a teacher at Pissy primary school, where smiling students greeted their friends and lined up for roll call.
Business had returned to usual throughout the capital on Monday, with bustling streets and stores reopened. But tensions remained.