Burkina Faso coup: New leader Damiba gives first speech

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He made his first national speech since taking power on the eve of an emergency summit of West African leaders, called in response to the coup.
Wearing a red beret and army fatigues in his national address on Thursday evening, Lt-Col Damiba, 41, said: "When the conditions are right, according to the deadline that our people will define in all sovereignty, I commit to a return to a normal constitutional order."
He did not specify which part of the international community he wanted support from - the coup comes at a time when Russia is competing with France to help West African countries tackle a growing Islamist insurgency.
The new Burkinabè leader made clear that the priority of the country was security and not a rushed return to the normal constitutional order and elections.