Burkina Faso's interim president, Paul-Henri Damiba, has approved a new government, retaining the defense minister who served in the Roch Kabore government before his ouster in a January coup. Damiba was sworn in on Wednesday as the transitional president for three years, almost two months after spearheading a coup against Kabore. According to an official decree, the 25-member new cabinet includes General Barthelemy Simpore, the former defense minister, who has ...