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Burkina Faso
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Ghana
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Mali
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Senegal
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Detailed explanation-1: -The current head of state of Burkina Faso is Interim President Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, who took power during a coup d’état on 30 September 2022.
Detailed explanation-2: -A coup d’état took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022, removing Interim President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba over his alleged inability to deal with the country’s Islamist insurgency. Damiba had come to power in a coup d’état just eight months earlier. Captain Ibrahim Traoré took over as interim leader.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (French: [pɔl ɑ̃ʁi sɑ̃daɔɡɔ damiba]; born January 1981) is a Burkinabé military officer who served as interim president of Burkina Faso from 31 January 2022 to 30 September 2022, when he was removed in a coup d’état, by his own military colleague Ibrahim Traoré.
Detailed explanation-4: -On 31 January, the military junta restored the constitution and appointed Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as interim president. Damiba’s rule was unpopular and lasted only 8 months, until he himself was deposed in the subsequent coup d’état in September 2022.