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Burkina Faso named a transitional president
Authorities in Burkina Faso named former foreign minister Michel Kafando as transitional president on Monday in a key step towards restoring democratic civilian rule in the wake of a military takeover.
Kafando was chosen as part of a charter hammered out after longtime President Blaise Compaore resigned and fled the country on Oct. 31 amid mass protests against his attempt to change the constitution and extend his 27-year rule.
Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida stepped in the following day and declared himself head of state.
Kafando, who also twice served as ambassador to the United Nations, will lead the West African nation to elections next year in which he will be barred from standing. His first task will be to name a prime minister to appoint a 25-member transitional government.
His candidacy was proposed by the army.
“The choice of Michel Kafando is judicious,” said Simon Compaore, a leader of the opposition People’s Movement for Progress (MPP) party. “We’re also satisfied to see that Lieutenant Colonel Zida kept to his word.”
The African Union (AU) had given Zida two weeks to re-establish civilian rule or face sanctions. On Saturday, he restored the constitution, which was suspended when Compaore was forced from power.
In a statement on Monday, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the head of the AU commission, said she welcomed the progress made towards transferring power back to civilian leadership.
Former colonial ruler France, which had considered Compaore as a key ally against Islamist militants in the region, congratulated the 72-year-old Kafando.
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