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Burkina Faso braced for protests after army seizes power

Opposition parties in Burkina Faso have rejected the military's disputed bids to seize power and confirmed they will stage protests tomorrow following large unrest in the West African country.

The country's top military officials have thrown their support behind presidential guard Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as leader of a transitional government, sidelining an earlier bid by head of the army General Honore Traore, after Blaise Comparore resigned from his presidency.

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Burkina Faso president declares state of emergency

Anti-government protesters enter the parliament building in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. Credit: Reuters

The president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, has declared a state of emergency in his country and has called for opposition protests to end, Reuters have reported.

A state of emergency is declared across the national territory. The chief of the armed forces is in charge of implementing this decision which enters into effect today.

I dissolve the government from today so as to create conditions for change. I'm calling on the leaders of the political opposition to put an end to the protests.

I'm pledging from today to open talks with all the actors to end the crisis.

– Blaise Compaoré

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