Burkina army told to hand over power

Burkina Faso's military pledges to install a transitional government after clashes in the capital sparked by its seizure of power.

Burkina Faso's military has said it will install a transitional government, days after it seized power as President Blaise Compaore's resigned.

African leaders were headed for Burkina Faso on Wednesday to pressure the army into keeping its promise to hand power back to civilians within a fortnight after the fall of president Blaise Compaore.

The Nigerian military is expected to hand over nearly 300 people rescued from Boko Haram camps, so they can receive treatment and see their families.

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Burkina Faso's military chiefs demand that the leaders of last week's coup disarm, saying the army is marching on the capital Ouagadougou.

Burkina Faso's army reaches the capital Ouagadougou to seek the surrender of the presidential guard who staged a coup last Thursday

The authorities in Burkina Faso appoint an army officer, Lt Col Isaac Zida, as transitional prime minister.

Burkina Faso military chiefs back Lt-Col Isaac Zida as transitional president, an army statement says, appearing to end confusion over who is in charge.