In Burkina Faso, military deposes president and suspends constitution

Soldiers in Burkina Faso announced on state television on [24 January] that they have seized power following a mutiny. African and Western nations denounced the takeover and the EU has called for the immediate release of President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. A junior officer announced the suspension of the constitution, the dissolution of the government and parliament, and the closure of the country's borders from midnight Monday, reading from a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. He said the new Patriotic Movement for Preservation and Restoration (MPSR) would re-establish "constitutional order" within a "reasonable time", adding that a nationwide nightly curfew would be enforced.
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