The capital of Burkina Faso ignited Thursday and confusion reigns. The National Assembly was burned in the morning by thousands of opponents of President Compaoré took to the streets of Ouagadougou. After many vicissitudes, the Burkinabe army announced in the evening the dissolution of the government and the Assembly, the introduction of a curfew 19h at 6am and the establishment of a transitional body to lead the country.
A transitional body that will be set up in consultation with all the forces of the country and whose objective will be a return to constitutional order within a period of 12 months.
This statement is made by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Nabéré Honore Traore.
Himself came to power after a coup against Thomas Sankara 27 years ago, President Blaise Compaore has not spoken publicly of the day. Earlier a statement whose origin has not been certified, announced a state of emergency and dissolved the government. Thursday night, the army did not mention his fate.
Opponents have called for his resignation.
Early in the night, the takeover of the army was poorly accepted by the protesters. A few hundred of them have called for sit-in in the capital to prevent this coup. Violence erupted outside the presidential palace. The day would have been twenty deaths.
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