Burkina Faso nationals in Ghana have staged a demonstration at the Burkina Faso Embassy in Accra to support their compatriots back home , calling on President Blaise Compaore to resign immediately.
The demonstrators who stormed the embassy amidst chanting of war songs, urged the Burkinabe Ambassador in Ghana to impress upon the embattled President to resign or face their wrath.
They waited anxiously to present a petition to the Ambassador who was monitoring the chaos back home.
On Thursday, protesters angered by his bid to extend his 27-year rule torched parliament and government buildings.
They want him to resign immediately.
The creation of a transitional government was announced on Thursday by army chief General Honore Traore, who said it would “be put in place in consultation with all parties”.
He also declared the dissolution of parliament.
“A return to the constitutional order is expected in no more than 12 months,” he added, but gave no further details.
In a TV address later on Thursday, Mr Compaore refused to step down but said he would hand over power once the transitional government had completed its 12-month term.
He also said he was lifting a “state of siege” he had declared earlier.
He said he was withdrawing a controversial law which would enable him to seek another term in office when his current term ends in 2015, according to media reports.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s special envoy for West Africa, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, will fly to Burkina Faso on Friday to try to ease the crisis, the UN said.
The president said he was ready to open a political dialogue to set the terms of a transitional government that he would lead until the next presidential election. His current term ends in November next year, so staying in power now would be legal.
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