A group of Burkina Faso army soldiers announced late Friday that they ousted junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba, who had himself come to power through a military coup.
The soldiers introduced Captain Ibrahim Traore as the West African nation’s new strongman.
“We have decided to take our responsibilities, driven by a single ideal — the restoration of security and integrity of our territory,” the soldiers said.
“Our common ideal was betrayed by our leader in whom we had placed all…