that -- former president blaise compaorÉ staging that too.m joined by the head of african studies at columbia university in new york. that blaiseing compaorÉ had nothing to do with this. do you believe that? them for theyieve are the close allies of the former president. i'm not sure that they staged a coup. staged a coup to renegotiate, i transition.erm of and the location was in it. nevertheless, when mr. ended, it reign raised to a lot of people that they could turn a page in the country. in terms of stability, this doesn't look very good. but i think it is a consequence of the way in which the ousting of compaorÉ happened. if you look at what he is doing all over africa, and burkina faso is a great example, the africans have been able for the last 30 years to learn how to resist authoritarians. they have also learned how to fight back and if you authoritarians. but they are -- defeat authoritarians. but they are not equipped with the system -- at least what we are experiencing, showing that people are not ready to come with a solid altern

with the former president compaore, they were pretty close weren't three? >> he com had no reason this happened but there's no reason this is true. we do know compaore was living in bijan, and given the relationship hard to believe he didn't know anything about it. >> the republican guard, they are elitist, best of the best in any country but we are talking about these forces rained against far greater number, the international opposition to this also. what would lead him to believe he could succeed? >> i don't know if he was going to hold online power. we had a report just before the coup that the presidential guards needed to be dirs banded. he was concerned that he could potentially get, he could be essentially put on trial. it is quite clear that he's using this as a bargaining chip to negotiate safe exit for

molly: it comes a year after president blaise compaore was ousted during a popular uprising. in months since, we've seen steps towards a democratic transition. that has gone up in smoke this week. how did things go poorly? >> right now, the process of transitioning from military rule to civilian has broken down. it may get back on track. we will see how that unfolds, especially with mediation. why did the political transition breakdown? i would say it is a lot due to a lack of political savvy, political know-how on the part of the transition body. the group of politicians that was tasked with handing power from the military rulers to civilian politicians. i think they missed the fact that even with blaise compaore gone, ousted from power, his command structure and his political allegiances, the people who had been his political companions, were still there. if you alienate them, as the transition body tried to do by barring them from running in the elections, you are selling the seedsfor -- sowing the for strong discontent. you can only do that with military backing, which th

you hear the results of the long presidency of blaise compaorÉ.e situation difficult. -- the situation is difficult. on one hand, i don't think it is the transition that it was supposed to be. would be leader for a few weeks or a few months, but at the same time, they have quite strong control of the security system. he has been head of the collegian and the regime and has a lot of friends as well in the -- region.s it is not going to be very equal. anchor: what about people who are helping to mediate right now? talks are still going on. did those presidents who came in from neighboring countries to try to help? they got experience -- have they got experience when it comes to achieving desirable outcomes in these negotiations? hases: a west african state quite a long history with dealing with this. it is the region where we had moved in recently. mali, guineae before. they have experience in dealing with these situations. thes difficult because transition that happened last year and the fact that what happened really is a major setback. at the sam

presidential guard still loyal to ex-president blaise compaore. >>> 12 people killed including eight mexicans when egyptian security mistook them for terrorists. >> effort nor expense in bringing about the tourists who egyptian forces attacked in the desert after mistake them for armed rebels. the ministers described their condition as delicate but stable and demanded that the egyptian government pay compensation for the wounded and the families of their six killed countrymen. >> translator: what happened in the egyptian desert hurt, this unjustified aggression last no precedent and that's why the president has instructed we bring back our compatriots and demanded justice.

faso's former longtime president blaise compaorÉ, detained interim president michel kafando and dissolvedthe transitional government. at least a dozen people have been killed in the violence. a new compromise plan calls for president kafando to be returned to office, the leaders of the coup to receive immunity, and new elections to be held on november 22. in yemen, thousands of supporters of the houthi rebels celebrated the first anniversary of the group's takeover of the capital sana'a. the ongoing conflict between houthi rebels and saudi-backed forces loyal to yemen's ousted president has killed at least 4000 people and sparked a humanitarian crisis. in news from europe, hungary has passed legislation allowing the army to be deployed to the border as thousands of refugees fleeing violence in their home countries continue to attempt to cross the continent in efforts to reach northern europe. the new law allows hungarian troops to use rubber bullets, tear gas, smoke and flash grenades, and net guns against refugees. volkswagen says 11 million

his name is gilbert diendere, and he is a close ally of blaise compaore, who was ousted last year. tv, atatement online military spokesman said a nighttime curfew was being put into place and the borders of burkina faso being closed. >> the transitional president has been removed from his duties and the transitional government has been dissolved. launch has been formed to put into a government put in place by peaceful elections. genie: let's bring in a political analyst who is in burkina faso now. tell us more about gilbert diendere, the man at the head of the -- this coup. me?you hear tell us a bit more about the man behind this coup. who is he? sorry about that. we seem to be having a problem with that connection. we will get it later for you here on "france 24." let's turn our attention to hungary, a country facing growing criticism from the international community one day after right police used tear gas and water cannons to push back grounds at hungary's already controversial wire fence border. on wednesday, some of the frustrated migrants threw stones and bricks at security f

blaise compaore's whereabouts are unknown.concerned the presidential guard does not want an election to happen. >> probably the person who was likely to win is one of the former aids -- one of the former ally of the former president and there -- there's a lot of resentment against him, because he didn't support him while the -- you know, the popular uprising was taking place. >> reporter: the united nations has strongly condemned the coup, and with the interim prime minister still under house arrest, burkina faso's democratic transition has been thrown into doubt. gerard tan, al jazeera. >>> after months of economic instability, greeks are heading back to the polls on sunday for a third time this year. the exprime minister is hoping the election will give him a new moon date to return to office, but he is facing a new crisis after trying to cope with a huge influx of refugees, that could affect how people vote. barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: they watch bemused as desperate people arrive every day in their city. elderly

>> the coup was led by members of the presidential guard still loyal to former president blaise compaore. >> we will resist with our bare hands, we wilbury his corpse here in burkina faso. >> coup leaders are calling the vote unfair because politician he connected to compaore have been barred from running. the coup leader says the vote will take place but at a later time. >> we intend to extend our power we don't intend to stay we don't intend to do more than what needs to be done unlike what some people think. >> reporter: the united nations has strongly condemned the coup and the african union is giving the coup leaders until tuesday to restore the transitional government. pall traderiaergian, al jazeera. >>> ordering the government to give at least a 50% pay rise. the state just doesn't have enough money. kenyan students are due to sit exams later next month. >>> reopening after being forced to close due to violence. reports suggest boko haram has did i placed more than a million students. encouraging children to return, ahmed adris reports from maiduguri. >> the name boko haram, west

member of a protest group which was a key part last year in the ousting of former president blaise compaore. what is your reaction to this proposal for a way out of the crisis? >> thank you for receiving me. i want to say that it is unacceptable, these propositions that we have heard yesterday. all the representatives are against this proposition because they don't think they have negotiations. , it is nottions acceptable. >> what do you make of the suggestions the leaders of the they could, that have amnesty from prosecution? ask theseunny to know thecause last few days, it is unacceptable that people give their lives and to say to the persons who are guilty of these crimes, to have amnesty. amnesty is not negotiable. soldiers are called terrorists african -- i think we cannot negotiate with them and this amnesty is not acceptable. >> what do you and your movement plan to do in this case? was you get back on the streets? >> we are on the street today and we will stay there. to all theo respond crimes they have made. what i'm saying to all the africans and persons in the world, you have to

the ceup was not by members of the presidential guard who is still loyal to ex president blaise compaore. >> we will ri resist with our be hands. we wilbury his corpse here in burkina faso. >> the transitional government has been preparing for elections next month. coupe leaders are calling it unfair. the coupe coup leader said the vote will take place but at a later time. >> we don't intend to extend our power, we don't intend to stay. we don't intend to do more than what needs to be done unlike what some people think. >> the united have strongly denounced the coup. paul tradergian, al jazeera. >> a political purpose we'll tell you more plus,. >> i'm charles stratford, what the government says is the development army, it's saving mothers and babies live. lives. >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's being done while lives hang in the balance? >> we need help now. >> hello again the top stories on al jazeera. croatia is struggling to deal with an

coupe was, cam poor, attempting to prolong hiover coe vote unfair because politicians connected to compaore have been barred from running. the coup leader says the vote will take place at a later time. >> we don't intend to extend our power, do more than what needs to be done unlike some people think. the united states has strongly condemned the coup and the african union is giving coup leaders until tuesday to restore government or be faced with sanctions. >> areas targeted are controlled by opposition forces. the london-based monitoring children say 15 dead were children. >>> is >>> u.s. and russian diplomats have, for the first time in a year, had a conversation. russia's been sending military force to help syria's president, bin laden. being millions of americans make their way to mecca for the hajj. practicing for the pope, why the papal individual hapapal visit . of harvesting america's food? >> do you see how it will be hard to get by on their salary? >> yeah >> fault lines, al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing ca

the coup was led by members of the presidential guard who are still loyal to ex-president blaise compaore. >> we will resist to our end lat moment to the end. we wilbury their corpse here in burkina faso. >> but the transitional government is preparing for elections next month. coup leaders are calling the vote unfair, because opposition members have been barred from running. the leaders say the election will take place but at a later time. >> we don't intend to do more than what needs to be done unlike what some people think. >> the united nations had a strongly condemned the coup and giving coup leaders until wednesday to face travel bans. paul tradergian al jazeera. >> boko haram has displaced more than a million children in the north ever nigeria. ahmed idris reports from ma madd gri maiduguri. >> after six years of violence only a few schools are left standing. most schools will now have to improvise. studies in this old prison yard. it's been converted to a temporary school. ayesha is determined to be educated despite the risk. >> i don't know why they are destroying our schools or

needs to sort of look at the background, comes back to the fact that the former president, blaise compaore was supported by these presidential guards still has incredible amount of influence in the country and there are various stakeholders who would like to see the presidential guard part of an ongoing future, inclusive process. now what they are discussing is whether they should be given amnesty. we know speaking to people on the ground that there is resistance to the coup leaders being given amnesty. but the feeling here where west african leaders are meeting is there has to be an inclusive process that doesn't bar anyone, that they should all be in some way taken in to a democratic process going forward. >> thank you very much. >>> staying with africa, the number of people killed by a series of bombings in northeastern nigeria on sunday evening has risen to at least 80. no one has claimed responsibility, but boko haram fighters have been blamed. the armed group has been fighting to establish a state in northeastern nigeria for the last six years. >>> human rights watch says the egyptia

soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition, presidential guard still loyal to ex-president blaise compaore >>> 12 people killed including eight mexicans when egyptian security mistook them for terrorists. >> effort nor expense in bringing about the tourists who egyptian forces attacked in the desert after mistake them for armed rebels. the ministers described their condition as delicate but stable and demanded that the egyptian government pay compensation for the wounded and the families of their six killed countrymen. >> translator: what happened in the egyptian desert hurt, this unjustified aggression last no precedent and that's why the president has instructed we bring back our compatriots and demanded justice. >> the mexican authority's efficient response and call for thorough and complete investigation by egypt have raised questions of double standards. in mexico, there are 25,000 missing people and the government has failed to are solve the vast majority of those disappearances, splifer simply g through motions and not investigating at all. local police working with a gang loom year

. >> coup was led by members of the presidential guard whoer still loyal to blaise compaore. after attempting to prolong his 27 year rule. >> we will resist with our bare hands. we will give the general 24 hours and bury his corpse in burkina faso. >> coup leaders are calling the situation unfair, coup leaders say the vote will take place but at a later time. >> translator: we don't intend to extend our power. we don't intend to stay. we don't intend to do more than what needs to be done other than what some people think. >> the united nations has strongly condemned the coup and the african union as giving coup leaders until tuesday to restore the transitional government or institute travel bans. paul tradergian al jazeera. >>> teachers strike, more than 280,000 teachers have walked out since the beginning of the academic year in august. the supreme court had given theming a pay raise but the state says it simply doesn't have the money. students are due to sit exam next month. >>> u.n. figures suggest the armed group boko haram has displaced more than a million children in th

detained by the presidential guard, which is loyal to burkina faso's former longtime president, blaise compaorÉin news from europe, eu leaders have wrapped up a summit meeting addressing the influx of refugees fleeing violence in syria, iraq, afghanistan, somalia, nigeria and other countries. leaders agreed on a plan to resettle 120,000 refugees across the member states. this comes as tens of thousands of people are attempting to make their way across the continent amid continued border crackdowns. croatia and serbia have banned cargo trav between the two countries, as hungarian prime minister has mobilized soldiers and prisoners to work on the fence running along the border with croatia. hungary has also placed ads in jordanian media outlets warning refugees not to come to hungary, and that crossing is punishable by imprisonment. in the west bank, hundreds of people have gathered for the funeral of palestinian student hadeel al-hashlamun, who was killed by israeli soliders at a checkpoint in city of hebron tuesday. the israeli military claims the 19-year-old student had attempted to stab a sol

what they are saying is that in the journey, from the overthrow of the previous president, blaise compaore year, to planned elections, which were supposed to take place in october, which is next month, there were discussions about inclusivity and the fact that everyone needed to be included in the process. now what lead to this coup was fear, the presidential guard's fear about their future existence. because in those discussions, one of the ideas was to actually disband the presidential guard which many regarded as any private army of the former leader. that was the motivation for the coup. the question has been discussed here or the issue that is being discussed is what role they should have. and we're sensing that west african leaders will say the coup leaders should receive amnesty and should be included in one way or another in any democratic process going forward. they have been meeting for several hours, foley, and we're expecting the leaders to come out and issue an communique with what the position of the economic commission of west african states. >> thank you. live for us in the

the presidential guard is loyal to burkina faso's former long-time president blaise compaore, who was ousted in a popular uprising nearly one year ago. elections had been slated for next month. hundreds of people -- slated for next month. in chile, one million people have been evacuated and five people have been killed after a powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake which caused flooding in coastal areas. fifteen-foot waves struck the hit coastal town of coquimbo. hundreds of thousands are without electricity. the mexican government says experts have identified remains of a second of the 43 students who went missing in the state of guerrero almost a year ago. mexican authorities have claimed the students were rounded up by local police and turned over to drug gang members, who killed them and burned their bodies at a garbage dump. a recent independent report rejected mexico's version of events, and pointed to a role by federal police and the military in the students' disappearance. on wednesday, authorities said testing by experts in austria determined a bone fragment from a site near the d

wednesday, the presidential guard, which is loyal to burkina faso's former longtime president blaise compaorÉ detained interim president michel kafando and dissolved the transitional government. in south sudan, at least 182 people have died in an oil tank explosion in the western town of maridi. officials are warning the death toll could continue to rise given the lack of nearby facilities equipped to treat the burns. pakistani officials say at least seven people have been killed in a u.s. drone strike in pakistan today. the strike hit a vehicle in south waziristan. meanwhile, also in pakistan, military officials say at least 16 people have died after taliban attacked a mosque near an air force base friday. -- air force base. voters in greece are headed to the polls for a snap general election sunday. syriza party leader alexis tsipras and conservative new democracy party leader vangelis meimarakis are nearly tied in the polls. meanwhile, dozens of former syriza lawmakers, frustrated with tsipras, are now running with the new anti-bailout party popular unity. former prime minister alexis tsip