Burkina Faso's Constitutional Council declared a new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, as de facto president of the country as of January 24, Burkina24 news agency reported on Thursday

Recent political developments in Guinea Bissau and Burkina Faso have demonstrated that Mali's military coup was contagious for western Africa, the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Thursday

Burkina Faso's new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has announced the reopening of the country's land border and the lifting of the curfew imposed during the coup in January

The African Union (AU) has decided to suspend Burkina Faso's participation in the organization's activities until the country restores constitutional order following military mutiny, the AU secretariat said following a meeting on Monday