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Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in as Guinea's civilian president following an election, formally transitioning from his previous role as the leader of a military junta. The inauguration ceremony in the capital was attended by foreign dignitaries, including Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima. Concurrently, the African Union has decided to lift the sanctions it had imposed on Guinea following the earlier coup. In a related regional development, Senegal's celebrations for its Africa Cup of Nations victory are being tempered by the threat of sanctions from the same regional body.
In a significant development for the Sahel, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, the former leader of Burkina Faso, was repatriated from Togo to his home country. He faces accusations of involvement in an assassination plot.
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Mamadi Doumbouya, who previously led Guinea as a military junta chief, has been sworn in as the country's civilian president. The ceremony formalizes his transition to an elected leader after being declared the winner of the presidential election. Vice President Kashim Shettima of Nigeria attended the inauguration ceremony in Guinea.
The military government in Burkina Faso, which is led by a junta, has announced the dissolution of all political parties in the country. The junta stated that the parties cause divisions.
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Jan 20
Former Burkina Faso leader Damiba extradited from Togo on murder plot chargesPaul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, a former transitional president of Burkina Faso, has been extradited from Togo back to his home country. He faces accusations of being involved in a plot to assassinate the current military leadership in Burkina Faso.