African sensitivity about Campoare’s fall after 27 years is illustrated by the media in Equatorial Guinea being banned from reporting it by president Teodoro Obiang Nguema who’s been in power for 37 years.

At first the army refused to participate in transition talks in Ouagadougou.

In neighbouring Ivory Coast, where he fled after resigning as president, Blaise Campaora broke his silence accusing military and political opponents of jointly plotting his overthrow.

Opposition leader Zephirin Diabre expects a final version of the transitional agreement to be handed to the military authorities.

There will then be delicate talks to arrive at an agreed plan.

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