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The most recent coup in Burkina Faso was driven by the public's fear of the insurgency in the north of the country, and the military's frustration with the government's inability to provide them with the resources to tackle it. The militants driving the insurgency are linked to both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. President Kabor茅 was overthrown on 24 January 2022 and followed months of anti-government protests demanding the president's resignation.

91热爆 reporter Lalla Sy was in Burkina Faso鈥檚 capital Ouagadougou in the days following the coup. She says that initially the population supported the coup, as they too felt anger at the government's inability to combat the insurgency. The country's new military leader, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, has pledged to restore security and peace to the country. He had been at the forefront of the country's fight against Islamist militants, but there is no indication of how he will achieve peace, or how long he will be in power.

(Photo: Military Leader of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, Credit: Reuters)