Joe Penney, Reuters photojournalist

tells the BBC: "I was greeted with lots of joy in the streets of Ouagadougou; people riding around on their motorcycles, chanting and singing and dancing, just general scenes of joy throughout the city. But one thing is that they don't really like Honore Traore, the new president. So, they were celebrating their victory over Blaise Compaore but not the new president."

Yacouba Ouedraogo
BBC News, Ouagadougou

says there might be a new contender on the scene, in the form of army Colonel Isaac Zida, who has reportedly told protesters in Place de la Nation that the constitution has now been suspended.

Steve Amodio in Ouagadougou emails: Everyone is celebrating, but they were waiting more for the announcement of who will take power. I think there are a lot of mixed feelings.

We are all excited for the possibilities of the future. The old mayor Simon Compaoré came out and asked people to come out and clean up the city tomorrow. But the problem is Blaise is running to the border, there is no real confirmation as to the location of Francois Compaoré [Blaise Compaore's brother] and the looters are still taking advantage of the situation. We need the police and military to secure the city before too much damage is done. And it not the opposition. They have been well organised. It's the people trying to take advantage of the situation.

Two women pose in front of an armoured vehicle in the capital Ouagadougou.

Image source, AFP

A demonstrator at Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou tells the BBC that protesters do not want General Traore to lead the country and want former Defence Minister General Kouame Lougue instead.

"This hasn't been a coup d'etat. That was a popular uprising. We rose up, we fought and we won, and now we are saying we want this man to lead. So, why do they want to force us to accept a man who doesn't do it for us?"

BBC Monitoring

reports: The hashtag #lwili is being used in Burkina Faso to spread news about the protests. The word lwili, which means bird in the local Moore language, was chosen at a meeting of Twitter users in Ouagadougou.

Reuters photographer Joe Penney tweets, external: "People finally got to loot and burn François Compaoré's house just now. Yesterday was scene of army firing on protesters #Burkina"

Thomas Fessy
BBC West Africa correspondent

An armed convoy believed to be that of the now-outgoing president was seen leaving the capital Ouagadougou heading towards the border with Ghana.

Thomas Fessy
BBC West Africa correspondent

As people celebrate Mr Compaore's resignation, many are also worried that General Traore, close to the outgoing president, may try to steal their popular action. General Traore is meant the lead the country towards an election within the next three months. But he's now got all the cards in hands.

Huge crowds have gathered at the Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou to welcome the news of President Compaore's resignation.

Image source, Reuters

President Compaore has "left for the south" of Burkina Faso, but is "still in the country", a French diplomatic source, who did not want to be named, tells AFP news agency.

What sort of legacy will Mr Compaore leave behind? BBC News looks back at his 27 years in power.

Image source, AFP

Yacouba Ouedraogo
BBC News, Ouagadougou

says that many protesters in the capital are unhappy with the fact that army chief General Honore Traore is taking charge. They would much prefer former Defence Minister General Kouame Lougue, who left the government in 2003 following a disagreement with the president.

Anti-government protesters are celebrating in the capital following President Compaore's resignation.

Image source, AFP

One protester, who wanted to be known as Sam, told the BBC: "Blaise Compaore has gone away, he's running away and we are happy. The words are not coming so easy because I'm very happy, my children are going to know another president."

"People are still out on the streets in large numbers, and they're looting houses and shops - you can see motorcycles driving around with bags of rice, with furniture and mattresses that they got from some houses," Joost Laane, an expat living in Ouagadougou, told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.

Burkina Faso's main opposition leader, Zephirin Diabre, tells the BBC's Focus on Africa radio programme: "We are all relieved by what is happening - and this is our demand for so long so we are very happy - and we need to work on the transition to take care of our country"

Gen Traore added: "I undertake a solemn engagement to proceed without delay with consultations with all parties in the country so as to start the process of returning to the constitutional order as soon as possible."

Armed forces chief General Honore Traore told a news conference: "Considering the urgency of saving the nation, I have decided that I will assume from this day the responsibility of the head of state."

Image source, AFP

Here's the full text of President Compaore's resignation statement, via BBC Monitoring:

"People of Burkina Faso, in view of the strongly weakened social-political situation that has been characterised by a persistent breakdown in public order; looting of public and private property; the threat of a split in the national army; and for the need to preserve the democratic gains, as well as social peace in our country, I have decided to invoke Article 43 of the constitution. I have declared a power vacuum to allow for the immediate establishment of a transitional [authority] that will result in free elections within 90 days at most.

"I appeal to the entire citizenry to remain calm, I urge political actors and the civil society to assume their responsibilities and stop the unrest that will only delay our march to development. For my part, I believe I have accomplished my task, and my only concern now is the greater good of the nation.

God bless Burkina Faso

(Signed) Blaise Compaore, President of Faso."