Burkina Faso's Michel Kafando sworn in as interim president

Burkina Faso’s Michel Kafando has been sworn in as the interim president for a period of one year. He will lead an interim administration tasked with organizing national elections next year.
Michel Kafando; a veteran diplomat, was chosen as Burkina Faso's interim president on Monday and will head the country until 2015.

Kafando was selected after several hours of negotiation, which took two days of negotiation involving several civic groups, members of the opposition and the Catholic church.

"The consensus candidate is Michel Kafando," said Ignace Sandwidi, a representative of the Catholic Church, which was involved in the discussions to find a new leader.

Kafando, 72, served as the country's ambassador to the United Nations from 1998 to 2011. Previously he was Burkina Faso's foreign affairs minister between 1981 and 1982.
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It comes ahead of a deadline imposed by the African Union, which instructed Burkina Faso to establish interim institutions and pick an interim president by Monday or face sanctions.
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Elections are scheduled to be held in November next year, returning the country to civilian rule after long-time ruler Blaise Compaore was ousted in October.