We Won’t Step Down – Burkina Faso Military Coupists State Their Conditions

The new military government in Burkina Faso says they will remain in power until the conditions are right.vLieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, who led the ouster of President Roch Kabore, made the declaration. In his first speech, the coup leader blamed Kabore for failing to aggressively push back Islamist militants.

“When the conditions are right, according to the deadline that our people will define in all sovereignty, I commit to a return to a normal constitutional order”, he said.

Damiba revealed plans to meet representatives of different sections to agree on a roadmap for reform.

The mutineer added that Burkina Faso needed international partners “more than ever”.

Damiba urged the international community “to support our country so it can exit this crisis as soon as possible”.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) suspended Burkina Faso on Friday.