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- The military junta that took power a month ago in Burkina Faso has proposed a 30-month transition before a return to civilian rule
- The report, a draft charter and agenda for the transition, was presented recently to the head of the junta
- The content of the report submitted by a commission set up by the junta, is not made public except for some selective leaks
- The report will be submitted to the military hierarchy and the country’s “active forces” – parties, unions and civil society organizations – before any validation.
The military junta that took power a month ago in Burkina Faso has proposed a 30-month transition before a return to civilian rule. The report, a draft charter and agenda for the transition, was presented recently to the head of the junta. The content of the report submitted by a commission set up by the junta, is not made public except for some selective leaks.
The report will be submitted to the military hierarchy and the country’s “active forces” – parties, unions and civil society organizations – before any validation. However, it was revealed that the report contains a suggestion to have a 30-month transition period before the holding of general and inclusive elections. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had asked the junta to present a “reasonable timeline for the return to constitutional order”. The grouping of the west African countries has suspended Burkina Faso for usurping the elected government.
The Junta had told the commission to consider issues like the restoration of territorial integrity, the consolidation of peace for the return of internally displaced persons, good governance and the return to a new constitutional order. The commission consists of 15 members, including lawyers, sociologists, economists and officers.
The 41-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba took power on 24 January in Ouagadougou after two days of mutinies in several barracks in the country. He replaced President Kaboré, accused in particular of not having succeeded in countering the jihadist violence that has struck Burkina for nearly seven years. The interna turmoil had left some 2,000 dead and 1.5 million displaced.
