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| The African Union (AU) has given Burkina Faso's military a two-week deadline to hand power to a civilian ruler or face sanctions. | The African Union (AU) has given Burkina Faso's military a two-week deadline to hand power to a civilian ruler or face sanctions. |
| The AU said the army had acted unconstitutionally when it took over after President Blaise Compaore was forced to resign on Friday. | The AU said the army had acted unconstitutionally when it took over after President Blaise Compaore was forced to resign on Friday. |
| The military said a civilian-led transitional government would be established as quickly as possible. | The military said a civilian-led transitional government would be established as quickly as possible. |
| Mr Compaore resigned after mass protests to end his 27-year rule. | |
| On Saturday, the military named Lt Col Isaac Zida, previously second in command of the presidential guard, as the new interim ruler. | |
| A popular revolt led to Mr Compaore's resignation, but the military takeover was against democracy, said AU official Simeon Oyono Esono, following a meeting of the body's Peace and Security Council in Ethiopia. | A popular revolt led to Mr Compaore's resignation, but the military takeover was against democracy, said AU official Simeon Oyono Esono, following a meeting of the body's Peace and Security Council in Ethiopia. |
| 'Usurp power' | |
| The AU will apply sanctions against Burkina Faso if the military fails to give up power within two weeks, Mr Esonohe told Reuters. | |
| The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa says the sanctions could include suspension of Burkina Faso's AU membership and a travel ban on military officials. | The BBC's Emmanuel Igunza in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa says the sanctions could include suspension of Burkina Faso's AU membership and a travel ban on military officials. |
| The AU's Peace and Security Council is expected to meet again in two weeks' time to discuss the crisis, he says. | The AU's Peace and Security Council is expected to meet again in two weeks' time to discuss the crisis, he says. |
| Lt-Col Zida told diplomats and journalists in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, that the military had no plan to usurp power. | |
| It wanted a transitional government made up of civilians to take office, he said. | |
| The military would play a supporting role, Lt-Col Zida added. | |
| BBC Afrique analyst Lamine Konkodo says many people in Burkina Faso expect Lt-Col Zida to honour his word, and it was now up to politicians and civil society leaders to agree on who will lead a transitional government. | |
| Most businesses were open in Ouagadougou as the city returned to normal for the first time since last week's protests against Compaore's rule. | |
| At least one demonstrator was killed on Sunday after soldiers fired shots at the state TV station and barricaded the main square in the capital, Ouagadougou. | |
| Thousands of protesters demanded the military give up power, chanting slogans like: "The soldiers have stolen our revolution", "Zida get out!" and "Zida is Judas." | |
| Mr Compaore, who has now fled to Ivory Coast, first seized power in a coup in 1987, and thereafter won four disputed elections. | |
| The protests were triggered by Mr Compaore's plan to amend the constitution so that he could run for office again in elections next year. |