Burkina junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba resigns, flees to Togo

In this file photo taken on March 2, 2022 Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, President of Burkina Faso, is seen at his inauguration ceremony as President of Transition, in Ouagadougou. PHOTO / AFP


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  • He "himself offered his resignation in order to avoid confrontations with serious human and material consequences", says sources.

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