Burkina Faso’s President Paul-Henri Damiba has resigned after he was dislodged from power by military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore last week.
Traore has accepted the conditional resignation offered by Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday’s coup.
According to the deal, announced at a press conference, Traore had agreed to seven conditions, including a guarantee of Damiba’s safety and the security of soldiers who backed him, and the honouring of promises made to the West Africa regional bloc to return to constitutional rule by July 2024.
Damiba is said to have left the country on Sunday, Reuters reported.
Traore said earlier that order was being restored after violent protests against the French embassy and days of fighting as his faction moved to topple the government.
Traore’s team urged people to halt attacks on the French embassy, targeted by protesters after an officer said France had sheltered Damiba at a French military base in the West African country and that he was planning a counter-offensive.
The French foreign ministry denied the base had hosted Damiba after his ouster last Friday. Damiba also denied he was at the base, saying the reports were a deliberate manipulation of public opinion.
A statement said Traore would continue to act as president until a transitional civilian or military president is designated in the coming weeks.
The coup was the second in just eight months after the ousted Damiba had ousted former President Roch Kabore in January.