Gen. Gilbert Diendere ( upper left ) who has been declared as the new leader of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Declared Under A Coup By Its Elite Troops

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in world news September 17, 2015

Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have seized power in a coup with shooting reported in the capital, Ouagadougou.

A close ally & former chief of staff for the former President Blaise Compaore, Gen Gilbert Diendere, has been named the country’s new leader, state television reports. The French President Francois Hollande condemned what he called a coup in the former French colony.

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Mr Hollande called for the immediate release of interim President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Isaac Zida, who were detained at a cabinet meeting in the president palace on Wednesday. And were due to hand power to the new government after elections on 11th October 2015.

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Mr Compaore was ousted in a popular uprising last year after 27 years in power, and is currently in exile and Some of his key allies had been barred from contesting the election.

An earlier announcement on state television said wide-ranging talks would be held to form a new interim government that would organise “peaceful and inclusive elections”.

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Transitional parliamentary speaker, Cheriff Sy, said the move was “clearly a coup”.

He said the presidential guard had “sequestrated” the interim government, and he urged people to protest on the streets. “We are in a resistance situation against adversity,” My Cheriff added.

Earlier, there was heavy shooting by presidential forces at the capital’s Revolution Square, where protesters had gathered to demand the release of the interim leaders.

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