Senegalese President Macky Sall (L) and Beninois President Thomas Boni Yayi (R) pose for a picture with Burkinabe transitional President Michel Kafando (C) at the president’s residence in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Burkina Faso will reinstate an interim government led by President Michel Kafando, Benin’s leader Thomas Boni Yayi said on Saturday, in what would be a victory for the street over army coup leaders.
Seeking to end violent clashes between soldiers and protesters and salvage an October presidential election, African mediators held talks with junta head General Gilbert Diendere.
“We may hope again,” Boni Yayi told reporters after a third round of talks with Diendere. “We are going to relaunch the transition that was underway – a transition led by civilians, with Michel Kafando,” he added, saying that more details of the “good news” would be provided on Sunday.
Senegal’s President Macky Sall, who is also mediating in the crisis as head of regional bloc ECOWAS, did not comment after the talks. His office earlier confirmed he was seeking to broker Kafando’s return to power.
