AU suspends Burkina Faso following coup
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The African Union's peace and security council (PSC) has suspended Burkina Faso following Thursday's coup in Ougadougou.
In a series of strongly worded tweets the PSC threatens sanctions and describes the detention to officials from the transitional government as "terrorism":
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The AU's peace and security council have been discussing the coup in Burkina Faso:
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The AU peace and security council is tweeting pictures from its meeting in Addis Ababa which is looking at Thursday's coup in Burkina Faso:
A Burkinabe journalist has tweeted a picture of Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi (on the red carpet looking down) arriving in Burkina Faso for talks following Thursday's coup:
A Reuters journalist in Ouagadougou tweets:
The presidents of Senegal and Benin are in Burkina Faso to talk to the leaders of Thursday's coup in Burkina Faso.
Following the announcement by the Kenyan government that all schools are to close from Monday because of the teachers' strike #IStandWithKenyanTeachers is trending on Twitter in Kenya.
Another hashtag referring to Education Minister Jacob Kaimenyi is also popular:
Teachers have been on strike since the beginning of this month following government's refusal to raise their pay by up to 60 percent as directed by the courts.
President Uhuru Kenyatta last week said his government cannot pay the amount directed by the court as it will raise country's wage bill.
The African Union's peace and security council has tweeted the agenda of today's meeting which should be under way in Addis Ababa.
The Burkina Faso situation is listed as the third agenda item:
BBC reporter in Burkina Faso's capital tweets
Senegal's president has tweeted a picture showing him (on the left) on the plane bound for Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou.
As head of the regional group Ecowas he is set to hold talks following Thursday coup.
The United States has condemned the soldiers' seizure of power in Burkina Faso.
Its ambassador to the UN has been tweeting the reaction:
The head of the African Union has condemned Thursday's coup in Burkina Faso.
In a series of tweets she has warned those who overthrew the interim government that they will be "held accountable".