Blaise Compaoré, president of Burkina Faso, succeeded Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure as current president of CEN-SAD.
blˈeɪz kɑːmpeɪˈoːɹˈeɪ, pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv bɜːkˈiːnə fˈɑːsoʊ, səksˈiːdᵻd mˈeɪliən pɹˈɛzɪdənt ˈæmɐdˌuː taʊmˈɑːni tˈʊɹ æz kˈɜːɹənt pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv sˌiːˌiːˈɛnˌɛsˌeɪdˈiː.