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A protester gestures in front of a burning roadblock in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. Security forces in the capital of Burkina Faso fired in the air on Friday to disperse demonstrators who burned tyres and blocked neighborhood streets to protest at a military coup this week that derailed a democratic transition. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

A protester gestures in front of a burning roadblock in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. Security forces in the capital of Burkina Faso fired in the air on Friday to disperse demonstrators who burned tyres and blocked neighborhood streets to protest at a military coup this week that derailed a democratic transition. The head of a military junta in Burkina Faso which took power on Thursday has freed interim President Michel Kafando and two of his ministers, state television said on Friday. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Anti-coup protesters gesture on a road in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-coup protesters gesture on a road in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Anti-coup protesters erect roadblocks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-coup protesters erect roadblocks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Members of the presidential guard dismantle roadblocks set up by anti-coup protesters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Members of the presidential guard dismantle roadblocks set up by anti-coup protesters in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



A man on a bicycle rides past a burning roadblock in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

A man on a bicycle rides past a burning roadblock in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



An anti-coup protester holds a Burkinabe flag in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-coup protester holds a Burkinabe flag in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Anti-coup protesters erect a barricade in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-coup protesters erect a barricade in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Anti-coup protesters erect a barricade in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-coup protesters erect a barricade in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Anti-coup protesters gather at a barricade they set up in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Anti-coup protesters gather at a barricade they set up in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



People cross a railway next to a burning barricade (not pictured) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

People cross a railway next to a burning barricade (not pictured) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Smoke rises from burning barricades in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Smoke rises from burning barricades in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 19, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Presidential guard members arrive at the Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. Pro-coup demonstrators in Burkina Faso on Sunday invaded the hotel due to host talks aimed at hammering out the details of a deal to restore a civilian interim government and attacked participants arriving for the meeting, witnesses said. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Presidential guard members arrive at the Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. Pro-coup demonstrators in Burkina Faso on Sunday invaded the hotel due to host talks aimed at hammering out the details of a deal to restore a civilian interim government and attacked participants arriving for the meeting, witnesses said. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Presidential guard soldiers charge protesters and journalists at Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Presidential guard soldiers charge protesters and journalists at Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Presidential guard soldiers charge protesters and journalists at Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Presidential guard soldiers charge protesters and journalists at Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Presidential guard soldiers are seen on an armoured vehicle at Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

Presidential guard soldiers are seen on an armoured vehicle at Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



A presidential guard member wearing ski mask arrives at the Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

A presidential guard member wearing ski mask arrives at the Laico hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 20, 2015. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)



Demonstrators protest against the recent coup in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Saturday, September 19, 2015. Senegal President Macky Sall deplored a “lack of dialogue” as mediators entered a second day of talks on Saturday over Burkina Faso's coup in which an elite military unit overthrew the transitional government. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)

Demonstrators protest against the recent coup in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Saturday, September 19, 2015. Senegal President Macky Sall deplored a “lack of dialogue” as mediators entered a second day of talks on Saturday over Burkina Faso's coup in which an elite military unit overthrew the transitional government. (Photo by Theo Renaut/AP Photo)



An anti-coup protester holds a slingshot in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. Leaders of a coup in Burkina Faso said on Friday they had freed the president and reopened borders, in an apparent olive branch to mediators and protesters who rallied in the capital and other cities against the putsch. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)

An anti-coup protester holds a slingshot in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, September 18, 2015. Leaders of a coup in Burkina Faso said on Friday they had freed the president and reopened borders, in an apparent olive branch to mediators and protesters who rallied in the capital and other cities against the putsch. (Photo by Joe Penney/Reuters)
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