Former Burkina Faso transitional president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been arrested in Togo and expelled from the country, according to multiple news sources citing regional and Togolese security officials.
Damiba was detained last week in Lome, where he had been living in exile since his 2022 ouster, and was subsequently taken to the airport; his current destination has not been officially confirmed.
Damiba first came to power in January 2022 after overthrowing President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, but he was himself removed from office eight months later by Captain Ibrahim Traore, who now leads Burkina Faso’s military government.
The Togolese authorities have reportedly acted amid mounting pressure from the Burkinabe junta, which accuses Damiba of involvement in multiple attempted coup plots and plans to destabilise the Sahel country.
Source: DW
