{"id":67213,"date":"2014-11-21T12:11:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T12:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=67213"},"modified":"2014-11-21T12:12:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T12:12:22","slug":"mahama-attend-swearing-new-burkinabe-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/mahama-attend-swearing-new-burkinabe-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama to attend swearing-in of new Burkinabe President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">President John Dramani Mahama will fly to Ouagadougou on Friday for the swearing-in ceremony of the new President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, His Excellency Mr. Michel Kafando.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Wednesday, \u00a0November 5, President Mahama, in his capacity as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, led a high-level delegation including President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of Nigeria and President Macky Sall of Senegal to Ouagadougou, where they held discussions with all Burkinabe political stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;euvwp8A5QRgzx3Mu7b1X4qr1IlkQbDRz&#8221;]On behalf of ECOWAS, President Mahama pushed for the swift and smooth formation of a civilian-led transitional administration that ensures a return to peace, stability, constitutional governance and a state of normalcy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The transition government, headed by Mr. Kafando, will lead the country until the conduct of national elections originally scheduled for November 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following massive protests in Burkina Faso, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/30\/burkina-faso-in-flames-what-africans-are-sayingburkina-faso-in-flames\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ex-President Blaise Compaore was forced to resign<\/strong><\/a><\/span> after attempting to extend his 27-year rule by amending the constitution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This infuriated Burkinabes who staged a three-day protest and <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/30\/burkina-faso-protesters-storm-parliament\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>set fire to the country\u2019s Parliament<\/strong><\/a><\/span> while legislators were in the process to amending the constitution. Lt Col Zida subsequently declared himself the leader of Burkina Faso on November 1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Credit: Office of the President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama will fly to Ouagadougou on Friday for the swearing-in ceremony of the new President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, His Excellency Mr. Michel Kafando. 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