The elected president of Burkina Faso, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré will be sworn in at the Sports Palace of Ouaga, Today Monday, December 28.
The inaugural ceremony will be held under special security arrangements and adherence to safety protocols.
The country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Alpha Barry said there would be a limited number of the people at the 5,000 capacity stadium due to the pandemic.
According to him, no fewer than 1,500 people would be allowed to attend the ceremony.
He added that about 20 heads of states have been invited.
Barry said each of the delegates has received a briefing on safety guidelines and must be in possession of negative covid-19 results before entering the country.
On Friday, December 18, the Constitutional Council of Burkina Faso paved the way for the second five-year term of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, by validating his re-election with 57.74% of the votes in the first round of elections.
According to the Constitutional Council reports, President Kaboré “obtained 1,654,229 votes out of the total valid votes of 2,859,784.
