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How did Burkina Faso's new leader come to power?

Military takeover in Burkina Faso: Army officers say they detained President Roch Christian Kabore because he was failing to tackle a jihadist insurgency. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba is the country's new military leader.

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