The military in Burkina Faso has taken to the airwaves to declare it now controls the country, confirming that a coup has taken place – just weeks before national elections.

In the announcement aired early on Thursday on national television and radio, the statement said that the transitional government had been dissolved.

The statement came a day after members of the elite presidential guard unit of the military arrested the transitional president and prime minister.

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Soldiers have detained Burkina Faso’s transitional president, prime minister and an unknown number of cabinet members, raising fears of a coup.

Members of the military showed up at the presidential offices on Wednesday afternoon and barred the transitional leaders from leaving, Achille Tapsoba, who works at the presidency, told the Associated Press news agency.

The soldiers fired shots at protesters who had gathered outside the offices on Wednesday night.

The raid comes weeks before the country is due to hold elections to replace its longtime leader who was ousted in a popular uprising late last year.

Interim president Michel Kafando and Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida, the interim prime minister, were tasked with organising the presidential elections on October 11, which many hoped would strengthen the country’s democracy.

It is not known how many cabinet members are being held.

http://www.punchng.com/news/soldiers-detain-burkina-faso-interim-leaders/

another backwardness for Burkina faso unfortunate!















meanwhile! God Bless GEJ

Burkina Faso, just come and join naija till things go better, learn from Ghana. We love to refine countries .

Baba Buhari how va nau? Tell them bed space still plenty for naija, them go cut our bush and live there.

This and more is a what Jonathan averted ! We are grateful to u sir.

jaymejate:
Burkina Faso, just come and join naija till things go better, learn from Ghana. We love to refine countries .

Baba Buhari how va nau? Tell them bed space still plenty for naija, them go cut our bush and live there.

what is this ediot saying sef?

PetroDolla3:
what is this ediot saying sef?

it's for the wise... oga fool

This will happen next year in Nigeria. Then the supporters of this shameless APC government will hear wehn..........

chukwudi44 Tonyebarcanista mogidi severussnape pls thank GEJ for me, whenever you see him, He is a hero, for averting such a disastrous mayhem dt would have befall on us....

Mudder fuggerz! You need a brain transplant asap! My dog has more sense than this magg0t! SHM!

jaymejate:


it's for the wise... oga fool

Blaise Campoare from the back door.After what you did to your friend Thomas Sankara and after many years of being head of state,yet you dont wanna give up.

baralatie:
another backwardness for Burkina faso
unfortunate!
















meanwhile!
God Bless GEJ

Which backwardness? A sincere military leader will be better than all silly incumbent African leaders.

merry02:
This and more is a what Jonathan averted ! We are grateful to u sir.

You're crazy! Are you implying Jonathan won that election but decided to concede defeat to Buhari inorder to avert civil unrest?

I don't know the specie of the LSD that these TANoids are high on.

Africa Africa Africa when will you learn?

Quite unfortunate that in 2015 we're still hearing and experiencing military coup in Africa. Really unfortunate. Smh

seunlayi:
Africa Africa Africa when will you learn?

cyberdurable:
chukwudi44 Tonyebarcanista mogidi severussnape pls [size=13pt]thank GEJ for me, whenever you see him, He is a hero, for averting such a disastrous mayhem dt would have befall on us[/size]....

So true.

SirJeffry:
Which backwardness? A sincere military leader will be better than all silly incumbent African leaders.

you just nailed it!
why the need to emphasis on a leader to be SINCERE.
If the concurrent leaders being consistently overthrown are not sincere but rest assured the coup plotter is not sincere