African Union Issues An Ultimatum To The Military In Burkina Faso

African Union Issues Burkina Faso Ultimatum -- Al Jazeera

African Union gives West African country two weeks to pick civilian leader or face sanctions over military takeover.

The African Union (AU) has given Burkina Faso's military leadership two weeks to return the west African state to civilian rule or face sanctions if they fail to comply.

"We ask the armed forces to transfer power to the civil authorities, and the council has determined a period of two weeks for the transfer," Simeon Oyono Esono, head of the AU's Peace and Security Council, said on Monday following a meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

"The African Union is convinced that the change has been against democracy. However, we know that popular pressure led to the resignation of the president.

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