ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, on Monday condemned the coup attempt in Burkina Faso.
In a press statement, the AU Commission chairperson said he is following with deep concern the serious situation in Burkina Faso and strongly condemns the coup attempt in the west African country.
On Monday, local media reported Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained by mutinous soldiers.
The reported detention of the Burkina Faso president was preceded on Sunday by reports of gun fire in some army barracks in the country's capital Ouagadougou and other cities.
"He (Faki Mahamat) calls on the national army and the country's security forces to strictly adhere to their republican vocation, namely the defense of the country's internal and external security," the AU statement said.
He calls on them (the army) to ensure the physical integrity of the president of Burkina Faso as well as all the members of his government, the AU statement further said.
The AU statement also called on the government and all civil and military actors to favor political dialogue as a means of solving the problems of Burkina Faso, the statement further said. ■