Burkina Faso’s longtime leader Balise Comapore has refused to resign in the face of violent protests that posed the greatest threat to his nearly three-decade rule he has said instead he will lead a transitional government after parliament was dissolved. Protesters stormed the parliament building and set part of it ablaze in a day of violence around the country yesterday, triggered by a planned parliamentary vote to change the constitution and allow President Blaise Compaoré to rule longer. It was scrapped as the scale of the anger became clear.at least three protesters were shot dead and scores were wounded by security forces, emergency services said. Army general Honore Traore, the joint chief of staff, later announced that government and parliament had been dissolved and a new, inclusive government would be named. After hours of confusion about whether Compaoré would hold on to power or even where he was, the president spoke briefly on television and radio to state he was still in charge and would not step down.
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