1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 23, 2022Burkina FasoOn January 24, 2022, military officers ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kaborthe first head of state in Burkina Faso to have entered office via electionsamid a worsening security and humanitarian crisis. The military takeover c
2、ame amid rising tensions over the governments inability to stem Islamist insurgent attacks, and followed coups in Mali and Guinea. Regional and Western leaders have struggled to respond to the spread of conflicts in the Sahel region and democratic backsliding. Donors have also raised concerns with t
3、he recent arrival of Russian military contractors in Mali; some in Burkina Faso have called for increased Russian security assistance. Kabor was reelected to a second term in 2020 in elections marred by security threats in several regions and opposition claims of fraud. He faced growing public deman
4、ds for greater security, job creation, governance reforms, and accountability for abuses under prior governments. In late 2021, as restiveness grew among troops and civilian protesters, he dismissed his cabinet and reshuffled the military leadership. Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, age 41, an a
