In the case of Burkina Faso, the end for Christian Roch March Kabore, who was in his second term as President of Burkina Faso, out Kabore, in Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Until his 'rise' to the position of the coup leader, Damiba's last held post as a Lieutenant Colonel of the army was head of security for the capital, Ouagadougou (the country's third security region). He had only been handed that post in December 2021 by outgone President Kabore in a move analysts said was to retain the support of the military at the time. Damiba was on state TV when a spokesman, Kader Quedraogo announced that the government had been dissolved and the Constitution suspended. Despite a government statement denying the coup, it emerged on Monday morning that President Kabore had been arrested and taken to a military camp.

Source: GhanaWeb January 25, 2022 10:02 UTC