Showing posts with label Burkina: Colonel Zida seems willing to hand over power to civilians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burkina: Colonel Zida seems willing to hand over power to civilians. Show all posts

Burkina: Colonel Zida seems willing to hand over power to civilians


How to organize the political transition in Burkina Faso? This question was at the heart of a meeting Monday between the new strong man of the country, Lieutenant Colonel Zida and ambassadors and religious representatives.


Several countries and organizations, including the United States, the European Union and the African Union demand that power be made to civilians, without delay, under penalty of sanctions.


A requirement that seems to have been heard by Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida. Evidenced by his statement after the meeting. "We're not here to usurp (power) and to sit down and manage state power, he said. We are still talking. You know that there is no political opposition that must be taken into account. We must take into account the views of civil society. We must also have the opinion of other actors, such as the brief religious and traditional authorities, the opinion of all the forces of the nation. "


On Monday, the capital Ouagadougou has regained a semblance of normality after . The market reopened, as banks and schools.


For its part, former President Blaise Compaore lives in Ivory Coast.