Burkina army imposes interim government after crowd burns pa
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:18 am
Burkina army imposes interim government after crowd burns parliament
By Mathieu Bonkoungou and Joe Penney
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military dissolved parliament and announced a transitional government on Thursday after violent protests against President Blaise Compaore, but it was not immediately clear who was in charge.
Army chief General Honore Traore said the new government would be installed after consultation with all political parties and would lead the country to an election within 12 months. He also announced a curfew from 1900 to 0600 GMT (1500 to 0200 ET).
The move came after tens of thousands of angry protesters packed the streets of Ouagadougou on Thursday to demand Compaore's departure, storming parliament and setting it on fire and ransacking state television.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/i ... NZ20141030
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Burkina Faso : l'opposition dénonce un coup d'Etat de l'armée
VIDÉO - L'armée a pris le pouvoir jeudi soir au terme d'une journée d'émeutes qui ont fait au moins trente morts. Officiellement, le président Blaise Compaoré refuse de démissionner mais, selon des rumeurs, une exfiltration vers le Ghana serait envisagée.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/20 ... -armee.php
Le gouvernement burkinabé cède mais la situation dégénère
http://www.lexpress.mu/article/254499/g ... n-degenere
By Mathieu Bonkoungou and Joe Penney
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military dissolved parliament and announced a transitional government on Thursday after violent protests against President Blaise Compaore, but it was not immediately clear who was in charge.
Army chief General Honore Traore said the new government would be installed after consultation with all political parties and would lead the country to an election within 12 months. He also announced a curfew from 1900 to 0600 GMT (1500 to 0200 ET).
The move came after tens of thousands of angry protesters packed the streets of Ouagadougou on Thursday to demand Compaore's departure, storming parliament and setting it on fire and ransacking state television.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/i ... NZ20141030
Burkina Faso president defies calls to step down
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-29844123
Burkina Faso : l'opposition dénonce un coup d'Etat de l'armée
VIDÉO - L'armée a pris le pouvoir jeudi soir au terme d'une journée d'émeutes qui ont fait au moins trente morts. Officiellement, le président Blaise Compaoré refuse de démissionner mais, selon des rumeurs, une exfiltration vers le Ghana serait envisagée.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/20 ... -armee.php
Le gouvernement burkinabé cède mais la situation dégénère
http://www.lexpress.mu/article/254499/g ... n-degenere