Burkina Faso hit by fresh uncertainty after second coup in eight months

Burkina Faso awoke to fresh chaos Saturday, with the country facing its second coup in a year. Junta leader, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, was toppled by junior officers who accused him of failing to address the numerous jihadist attacks on the impoverished and restive West African nation. 

Oct 1, 2022 - 15:42
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Burkina Faso hit by fresh uncertainty after second coup in eight months
Burkina Faso awoke to fresh chaos Saturday, with the country facing its second coup in a year. Junta leader, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, was toppled by junior officers who accused him of failing to address the numerous jihadist attacks on the impoverished and restive West African nation.