A month after a military coup, Burkina Faso’s new government took office on Wednesday.
Today, the capital and Ogadju received a presentation of the new government’s creation from the new prime minister, Apollier Jokim Kielem de Timpella.
In the new government, the two ministries of defence and land and security were taken over by two senior army officers.
Captain Ibrahim Traore, the country’s new leader, ousted outgoing leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henry Sandogo Damyba and blamed him for not doing more to combat terrorism.
It is noteworthy that Burkina Faso, a nation in the African Sahel region with a population of roughly 21 million, has a large number of armed organisations. Some of these organisations are a part of the al-Qaeda or ISIS networks.
Long droughts and food shortage problems are common in Burkina Faso, a nation that is already struggling with poverty despite having gold deposits.
Seven military takeovers have occurred in the nation since it gained independence in 1960.
Burkina Faso’s new government is taking the pledge to uphold the constitution.
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