Burkina Faso President Kabore arrested by mutinous soldiers: security sources

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore in Ouagadougou on December 2, 2015. PHOTO | AFP

Mutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him in army barracks a day after staging an uprising, security sources told AFP.

Soldiers at several army bases across the West African country rebelled on Sunday, demanding the sacking of the military top brass and more resources to fight a bloody jihadist insurgency.