West African heads of state arrive in Burkina Burkina Faso's toppled interim President Michel Kafando resumes power after a week-long coup by renegade troops, who caved in under pressure from regional powers and former colonial ruler France. Six ECOWAS heads of state were meanwhile arriving in the Burkinabe capital Ouagadougou to oversee the formal re-installation of Kafando and to try and sort out two contentious issues. IMAGES.