The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Saturday condemned "
the anti-constitutional change of government
" in Burkina Faso after the military putsch that ousted Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri from power. Sandaogo Damiba.
“
The president calls on the military to immediately and completely refrain from any act of violence or threats to the civilian population, to public freedoms, to human rights
,” the AU said in a brief statement.
The Chairperson of the AU Commission finally calls for "
strict compliance with electoral deadlines for a return to constitutional order no later than July 1, 2024
".
After a day full of gunfire in the capital Ouagadougou, a group of soldiers appeared on Burkinabè television to announce the dismissal of Colonel Damiba, replaced at the head of the junta by a 34-year-old captain, Ibrahim Traoré.
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The new junta suspended the constitution and dissolved the government and the assembly, without deciding on the timetable for the transition which had been the subject of an agreement with ECOWAS and provided for a return to civilian power in July 2024.