Burkina Faso Military Leader Set to Stay in Power Until 2029

Burkina Faso will allow junta leader Ibrahim Traore to contest the next presidential election, becoming the second West African nation under military control to delay a return to civilian rule.

The transition will be extended by five more years from July 2, Col. Moussa Diallo, president of the national dialog’s organizing committee, said at the end of the talks that included lawmakers, security and defense forces, and religious and civil society leaders. This will push elections that fall due this year to 2029.