molly: we've heard from general gilbert diendere, as of now, the man at the helm. bes saying elections will held soon. we have leaders from senegal and benin arriving soon. what can we expect from the negotiations? >> it is going to be interesting to listen to what he has to say over the next 24-48 hours. that will set the tone for the transition. is adamant that he did not carry out the coup d'etat to hold power himself, he just wanted to stabilize burkina faso. whether we can believe him, we will find out over the next 24 hours. if he does not want to hang onto power, the mediation can be smooth.ly certainly, the regional countries and the international community can put some pressure on burkina faso, they can cut funds and suspend him from regional bodies. provided he's not bent on keeping power, that might persuade him to step back into a purely military role. if, on the other hand, he has made up his mind that he no longer ones to be burkina faso's number two, as he was for 27 years under blaise compaore, and he wants to be in charge and is willing to hang ont