They’d occupied public spaces insisting his promise to leave next year isn’t good enough.

There’s confusion the capital Ougadougou about exactly who’s in charge of Burkina Faso.

The military brought in a transitional government yesterday after more than 30 protestors died in clashes with troops.

President Blaise Campaore, who’s held power for 27 years, abandoned plans to seek another term after elections next year.

But the opposition’s insisting on his leaving now.

Army Colonel Boutreima Farta tells a crowd outside army headquarters that as of today Campaore is no longer in power.

Campaore’s reportedly left the capital.

After gaining power in a 1987 coup, he won four disputed elections and planned to tamper with the constitution to enable him to win another term next year.

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