Burkina Faso’s interim leader, Lt Col Isaac Zida has dismissed threats of sanctions by the African Union (AU) if he does not hand over power to a civilian in two weeks.<\/p>\n
The AU and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are working to ensure the smooth transfer of power from the Military to a civilian in Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n
This was after the nation\u2019s President of 27 years; Blaise Compaore was forced to resign a week ago.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”F4l9x1Du5Ybp69o9td1T5EsmT5rmZtEM”]His resignation comes on the back of days of protest by Burkinabe\u2019s after he attempted to amend the country\u2019s constitution to extend his 27-year rule by five years.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, ECOWAS chairman, President John Mahama and the Senegal and Nigerian Presidents had talks with Lt Col Isaac Zida together with United Nations’ (UN) representatives.<\/p>\n
The meeting resulted in a one-year transition agreement.<\/p>\n
He agreed to hand over power to a civilian but on Thursday, he reportedly said he was not concerned by the African Union deadline.<\/p>\n
According to the BBC, Lt Col Zida after talks with opposition parties and civil society is said to have stated that “we are not afraid of sanctions; we care much more about stability.”<\/p>\n
He has however agreed to hold elections next year but not on an interim leader.<\/p>\n
Senegalese President, Macky Sall has been appointed to lead ECOWAS\u2019 mediation efforts in Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n
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By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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