Burkina Faso: Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba appoints a civilian Prime Minister

Burkina Faso: Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba appoints a civilian Prime Minister

The coup leader in Burkina Faso, Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has appointed Albert Ouedraogo as the country’s new Prime Minister.

The interim leader in Burkina Faso Colonel Damiba appointed Albert Ouedraogo, a 52-year-old economist, as head of government.

He will form a government whose main task will be to secure the country from an Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands and forced at least 1.5 million people to flee their homes.

Mr Ouedraogo has experience in management of public administrations, development projects and private companies.

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