The self-declared military leader OF Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday's coup, religious and traditional leaders said on Sunday.
According to the deal, announced at a news 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.
Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson reports;