Three West African Presidents brokered an
agreement on a one-year political transition in Burkina Faso leading up to
elections in November 2015, local media reported on Thursday.
According to the agreement, the military
would hand power over to an eminent civilian personality to lead the
transition.
The reports said political parties and civil
society groups would be able to propose candidates for the post.
Senegal’s President Macky
Sall, Nigeria’s Goodluck
Jonathan and Ghana’s John Mahama arrived
on Wednesday in Ouagadougou.
It said that they met new military leader Isaac
Zida, diplomats, representatives of political parties and civil
society as well as religious and traditional leaders.
Zida took power after Compaore resigned on
Friday, following massive demonstrations demanding an end to his 27-year rule.
Mahama said that ‘Burkina Faso should
overcome the pain as quickly as possible, so that all parts of society can
participate in decisions making it possible to create a stable democracy,’’
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