The impoverished Sahel state plunged into turmoil at the weekend when Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba - who had seized power in January - was toppled by a newly emerged rival, 34-year-old Captain Ibrahim Traore.
OUAGADOUGOU - Several dozen protestors waving Russian flags rallied in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday, as West African envoys wrapped up a fact-finding mission following the country's second coup in less than nine months.
The same day they concluded their mission after "two important meetings... first with traditional and religious leaders, and the main meeting with Captain Ibrahim Traore", said former Niger president Mahamadou Issoufou, the mediator for Burkina Faso at ECOWAS.Speculation has risen that Traore may follow other fragile regimes in French-speaking Africa and forge close ties with Moscow at the expense of France, the region's former colonial power and traditional ally.
"I salute and give my support to Captain Ibrahim Traore," the usually secretive 61-year-old businessman said on the social media outlets of his company Concord. Its approach has been to urge junta leaders to set a relatively short timetable for restoring civilian rule - and to impose sanctions against those deemed to be ignoring the demand or sidestepping their pledges.
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