Successful counter-coup ousts military leader in Burkina Faso

A group of soldiers announced on state TV that military leader Paul-Henri Damiba has been removed from office. The apparent mutiny followed a military coup in January that left the West African nation in turmoil.
Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore on Friday evening said he has ousted junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba, nine months after a military coup overthrew the country’s president.
Source: DW News
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