Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right – Military leader says

The new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order when the conditions are right.

Lieutenant colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted president Roch Kaboré on Monday.

He blamed the president for failing to contain violence by Islamist militants.

Lieutenant colonel Damiba said he will meet representatives of various sections of the society to agree on a roadmap for reform.

He added that Burkina Faso needs international partners more than ever, following condemnation of the coup.