Burkinese Lieutenant-Colonel Issaac Zida of the presidential guard reads a press release by the army chief after the resignation of Burkina Faso's president in Ouagadougou on October 31, 2014. Burkina Faso's embattled President Blaise Compaore announced that he was stepping down to make way for elections after a violent uprising against his 27-year rule. His resignation came as tens of thousands of protesters demanded that he quit immediately after a day of unrest that saw mass demonstrations, with protesters storming and setting fire to parliament. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO