Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba resigned as president of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's military ruler, who was sworn in on Friday, has conceded that there will be no fighting, according to religious and ethnic authorities.

They said that the current commanding officer of the country, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, accepted the resignation of Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba and accepted his request.

The announcement followed attacks on French facilities, after it was reported that Lt Col Damiba was hiding in one of the French military facilities.

This is the second coup d'état this year in Burkina Faso.

For both of them, they said that the reason is the problem of security in the country and the failure to solve the problem of insurgents claiming to be Islam.

Burkina Faso's government controls only 60% of the country's land, experts say, and the violence of the rebels is on the rise.

The African Union demanded that the country return to constitutional rule by at least July (7) 2023, which said that Lt Col Damiba's regime was "unconstitutional".

The Organization of the West African States (Ecowas) said it was "inappropriate" for the military to take power again while the country was moving towards civilian rule.

Lt Col Damiba personally does not make any public announcements.

But religious and ethnic leaders said Damiba himself had tendered his resignation "to avoid a conflict that would have serious consequences for people and property", according to the AFP news agency.

This colonel who was also sworn in in January (1) had sworn in President Roch Kaboré, saying that he failed to suppress the problem of groups calling themselves Islam.

Many people in Burkina Faso have not trusted their security for a long time.

These groups started operations in 2015 and have caused thousands of deaths and up to two million people to flee their homes.

Since gaining independence in 1960, Burkina Faso has experienced eight coup d'états.