The chief of Burkina Faso's army has dissolved the government and said that a transitional government will be formed. The announcement came shortly after the president reportedly declared a state of emergency.
Burkina Faso's government was forced to resign on Thursday following increasingly violent protests against the country's president.
Several hours after opposition lawmakers and high-level military officials met, Burkina Faso army chief, General Honore Traore, told reporters in the capital that the government had been dissolved.
"A transitional body will be put in place in consultation with all parties," Traore said.
The temporary governing body would hold power "no more than 12 months," he added.
A curfew was also put into place for 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time.
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