thirty-four-year-old captain ibrahim trau was proclaimed the new leader of the country. the president is accused of failing to ensure security in the country and effectively confront the islamists; this was the eighth military coup in burkina faso since its acquisition independence from the french. military equipment still stands along the fence of the residence. anyone who has a rendezvous with the president is greeted by the guards with a wave of their sword. mister mourning, good afternoon, we thank you for this meeting. from the very moment we saw your speech at the russia-africa forum, we were expecting this meeting, and we are very glad that it took place today. thank you for coming here. in burkina fasso and i hope your visit goes well, also thank you for coming to see what's going on here in country three months after our meeting in russia, captain mourning’s speech at the russia-africa forum became one of the most notable, he is the only leader of the countries in military uniform, having apologized in advance for the straightforwardness of his speech, mourning voices the mai