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Burkinabe military-appointed panel backs ’30-month transition’

The leader of Burkina Faso's new military government Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba speaks during a televised address, three days after the overthrow of Burkina Faso's president [Radiodiffusion Télévision du Burkina / AFP]

A panel appointed by Burkina Faso’s military coup leaders to draft a transition to democracy has reportedly recommended a 30-month delay until elections.

The report was submitted on Wednesday by panel chair Mariam Ouattara to coup leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba at a ceremony in the capital, Ouagadougou.

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