An Initial Assessment of Burkina Faso’s Transitional Leadership
An Initial Assessment of Burkina Faso’s Transitional Leadership
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, President of Burkina Faso, is seen at his inauguration ceremony as President of Transition, in Ouagadougou, on March 2, 2022. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP
Q&A / Africa 16 minutes

An Initial Assessment of Burkina Faso’s Transitional Leadership

On 4 September, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba gave a speech reviewing his actions since he seized power on 24 January 2022. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Mathieu Pellerin and Rinaldo Depagne analyse this milestone.

Contributors

Deputy Program Director, Africa & Project Director, West Africa
Senior Consulting Analyst, Sahel

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