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Momodou
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 Posted - 04 Nov 2014 : 13:16:15
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We are monitoring events. Hopefully they will eventually hand over to civilians but they cannot be trusted.
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Burkina Faso army says it will cede power
Aljazeera: Published on 04 Nov 2014
Burkina Faso's army will cede power to a transitional government and appoint a new head of state, Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac Zida, the country's interim president, has said.
"We are going to move very fast, but be careful not to commit a mistake that might damage our country," Zida said on Monday.
"We are not here to usurp power and to sit in place and run the country, but to help the country come out of this situation," Zida said, adding that a new head of state would be chosen following broad discussions with various groups.....
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toubab1020
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Posted - 04 Nov 2014 : 23:15:16
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Hmmmmmmm............"Hopefully they will eventually hand over to civilians but they cannot be trusted.
"You may well think that, I could not possibly comment" 
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Momodou
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Posted - 07 Nov 2014 : 13:25:50
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Hmmmmm...
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Burkina Faso's Isaac Zida dismisses African Union intervention
BBC: 7 November 2014
Burkina Faso's interim leader has dismissed the African Union's imposition of a two-week deadline to hand power to civilians.
"We are not afraid of sanctions, we care much more about stability," said Lt Col Isaac Zida after talks with opposition parties and civil society.
They have agreed to hold elections next year but not on an interim leader.....
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Momodou
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Posted - 17 Nov 2014 : 09:31:33
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A story from AP Mobile:
Burkina Faso political transition accord signed
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) - Burkina Faso officials signed a charter on Sunday intended to guide the country toward elections as various factions submitted nominations for an interim head of state to replace longtime President Blaise Compaore, who abruptly stepped down last month.
The signing ceremony took place at the House of the People in the capital, Ouagadougou. Politicians and representatives of the army, civil society and religious and traditional leaders all participated.
An interim president was expected to be named Sunday night and confirmed on Monday, while a new prime minister was expected to be appointed by Wednesday.
Compaore, who served 27 years in office, resigned on Oct. 31 amid mounting opposition to his bid to seek yet another term, fleeing to Yamoussoukro, the political capital of neighboring Ivory Coast. He never identified a potential successor and his departure created a power vacuum in which at least three people tried to assume control of the country in the space of a week.
After suspending the constitution, the military designated Lt. Col. Isaac Yacouba Zida as the transitional leader, though Zida faced intense pressure to restore civilian rule. On Saturday, Zida announced through a spokesman that the constitution had been restored.
"There will be a 'before Oct. 30' and an 'after Oct. 30' in Burkina," Zida said at the signing ceremony on Sunday, referring to the day that anti-Compaore demonstrations escalated dramatically, with protesters setting the parliament building ablaze.
"The insistence and the political myopia of the constitutional revision shook us," Zida added. Condemning what he described as Compaore's abuse of authority, he said the ex-president brought about his own exit by trying to change the constitution so he could run again.
Under the charter signed Sunday, a 90-member transition council will serve as the country's parliament, while the prime minister will head a 25-member government.
The interim president and ministers in the transitional government will be barred from standing in elections expected to be held a year from now.
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Momodou
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Posted - 17 Nov 2014 : 10:35:15
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Burkina Faso declares Michel Kafando interim president
BBC: Pblished on 17 November 2014
Political and military leaders in Burkina Faso have chosen a former foreign minister, Michel Kafando, to be the country's interim president.
The move follows the signing of a charter on Sunday mapping out a year-long transition to elections.
Mr Kafando was one of four possible candidates for the post, including two journalists and an academic.
The army took power after President Blaise Compaore was forced to resign on 31 October during mass protests.
Lt Col Isaac Zida, who declared himself head of the West African state, has pledged to hand over power to a civilian authority.
Negotiations
The transitional charter will see an interim legislative chamber and a transitional leader installed until elections are organised next year.
Mr Kafando, 72, was chosen by a special panel composed of religious, military, political, civil and traditional leaders.
Negotiations in the capital Ouagadougou continued into the early hours of Monday morning.
Mr Kafando's first task will be to name a prime minister who will appoint a 25-member government.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 20 Nov 2014 : 01:19:57
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"Analysts say there will have to be genuine power sharing if the country's stability is to be improved."
I would agree with that, I doubt that any form of genuine representation of the people will come about in any system of political set up decided on by,let's face it The General and/or the interim prime minister,if it does happen it will be a first in Africa.
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