ADDIS ABABA —
African Union Commission chief
Moussa Faki Mahamat on Monday condemned an "attempted coup" in Burkina Faso
after the country's president was reportedly detained following a mutiny by
soldiers.
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"He strongly condemns the attempted coup d’état against
the democratically elected president," the AU said in a statement.
"He calls on the national army and the country's
security forces to strictly adhere to their republican vocation, namely the
defense of the country's internal and external security."
President
Roch Marc Christian Kabore was reportedly held by
soldiers on Monday along with members of his cabinet after troops rose up at
several army bases across the West African state on Sunday.
Soldiers had demanded the sacking of the military top brass
and more resources to fight the Islamist insurgency that erupted in 2015.
Faki called on troops to ensure the "physical
integrity" of the president and his detained ministers, and urged for the
crisis to be resolved through dialogue.
The West African regional grouping
ECOWAS on Monday also
said it held the soldiers responsible for the wellbeing of the president
following what it also described as a "coup attempt".
Mobile internet has been cut since Sunday in the capital
Ouagadougou, making it difficult to verify the situation on the ground.
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