Media: the rebels demanded the resignation of the President of Burkina Faso

Burkina FasoMOSCOW, Jan 24The rebellious military in Burkina Faso demand the resignation of President Roche Marc Kabore, the leader is under the protection of the gendarmerie, according to the portal LSI Africa.Earlier, eyewitnesses told the Associated Press that the sounds of shooting were heard near the presidential residence in the capital Ouagadougou on Sunday evening, and in Helicopters were spotted in the sky. «According to our information, the departure of President Rocha Kabore is indeed one of the demands of the rebels … The gendarmerie ensures the safety of President Kabore,» the portal said on Twitter. A source close to the General Staff, in turn, said that we are not talking about the «mutiny stage.» Earlier, the President of Burkina Faso, by his decree, imposed a curfew throughout the country «until further notice.» It is valid from 20.00 (23.00 Moscow time) to 5.30 (8.30 Moscow time). Burkina Faso's Ministry of Education later announced that schools would be closed across the country on Monday and Tuesday due to «unsafe conditions» and the activity of «dissatisfied people in the barracks.» The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc has urged the military to maintain a «republican stance» and maintain dialogue with the authorities. Radio RFI previously reported that intense gunfire was heard on Sunday morning at two military camps in the capital of Burkina Faso. One of them is the prison where General Gilbert Diendere, who was convicted of attempting a coup in 2015, is being held. Local radio station Omega also reported on the shooting in the city of Kaya. The government confirmed the shooting in the capital, but denied reports of a power grab by the army. Minister of the Armed Forces Barthelemy Simpore denied the information about the detention of President Roca Marc Christian Kabore and said that the situation in the country was under control. The NetBlocks organization, which analyzes the operation of the World Wide Web, said that the country had experienced an Internet outage.