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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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Armed forces head announces 'transitional government'

Members of the military run from anti-government protesters outside the parliament building in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Credit: Reuters

Burkina Faso's top military chief has announced the dissolution of the national assembly and the creation of a "national transitional government", although he did not say who would lead it.

A transitional body will be put in place in consultation with all parties. A return to the constitutional order is expected in no more than 12 months

– General Honore Traore

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