Ouagadougou (AFP) - Burkina Faso army strongman and new Prime Minister Isaac Zida is set Saturday to name his ministerial team, amid fears of continued military influence over the phased return to democratic rule.Lieutenant Colonel Zida, in charge of Burkina Faso since the ouster of veteran leader Blaise Compaore three weeks ago, formally handed power to interim civilian President Michel Kafando on Friday.Zida presented a Burkinabe flag to Kafando, who waved it before the crowd gathered in a stadium in the capital Ouagadougou for a ceremony attended by six African heads of state.Zida has been named prime minister in Burkina's interim government, a move that will ensure the military retains a large say in running the country under Kafando, a 72-year-old former foreign minister and career diplomat.Zida is expected to name army officials to the key positions of defence, finance and social affairs in his new 25-member government on Saturday, a diplomatic source said."Make no mistake, it's (Zida) who will lead the country," said a diplomat, on condition of anonymity.Some civil society representatives have also voiced concern over Zida's appointment, while some residents of Ouagadougou called it a betrayal of their "revolution".He will lead a 90-seat parliament, known as the National Transitional Council, during a year-long interim administration. Both Kafando and Zida are barred from standing in elections scheduled to be held in November next year under the transition deal. - 'We will settle accounts' - Kafando vowed to punish those responsible for excesses during the 27-year-long rule of Compaore, who was very close to deposed Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi and Liberian warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor, currently jailed for war crimes."We will settle accounts with all those who have abused justice and who think they can siphon off public funds," Kafando said."The message of the people is clear and we have heard it," he said.
Fears Of Army Influence As Interim Burkina Pm Picks Team
Romaric Ollo Hien, Business Insider
Fri, 11/21/2014 - 8:41pm
Topics: ouagadougou afp prime minister isaac zida lieutenant colonel zida president michel kafando revolution".he national transitional council both kafando moamer kadhafi liberian charles taylor six african togo's president faure gnassingbe ghana's president john dramani mahama morocco ivory coast october no november 2015.on wednesday error on wednesday democracy progress burkina faso thomas sankara upper volta marxist france ouagadougou burkina faso burkina burkina faso zida compaore kafando kafando burkinabe african un november we fears army influence interim team military power heads people uprising leader rule government elections coup settle close saturday set state society international held political widely judgement civil called lead change public republic banana
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more