Burkina Faso’s transitional leaders have announced a new 25-member government, tasked with guiding the country to elections next year.

Burkinabe officials issued a decree on Sunday and allocated ministerial posts in the interim government, with the country’s military getting the powerful ones.

Interim President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida will take on the key ministries of foreign affairs and defense, respectively.

Army officers also control the interior, energy, territorial administration, and sports ministries.

Zida formally handed power to Kafando on Friday, weeks after the military took control of the country following the ouster of longtime leader Blaise Compaoré.

Kafando, a 72-year-old former foreign minister and career diplomat, vowed to practice justice in the West African country.

“We will settle accounts with all those who have abused justice and who think they can siphon off public funds,” Kafando said, adding, “The message of the people is clear and we have heard it. No more injustice, no more chaos, no more corruption.”

Kafando was appointed by Burkina Faso’s army as well as traditional and religious groups on November 17 to direct the country’s transition from military rule back to a civilian government.

The military took control in the power vacuum on October 31 after Compaoré resigned following nearly 30 years in power.

The former president was forced to step down following two days of mass protests against his attempts to change the constitution to extend his rule for a fifth term. Compaoré first took power in a coup in 1987 and emerged victorious in the next four elections.

On November 15, Zida reinstated the constitution, which was suspended following the ouster of Compaoré.