Burkina leader seeks way out of crisis after Guinea massacreBurkina Faso's president, mediating in Guinea after a massacre in September, on Tuesday called on the opposition, labour unions and civil society to devise an alternative to the junta."President (Blaise) Compaore asked us to make concrete proposals for the transition, notably setting up another organ (in place of the military junta Noun 1. military junta - a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power junta clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose ) to run the transition, the electoral process and conditions of eligibility," the leader of the New Democratic Forces of Guinea (NFD NFD Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy NFD No Further Details NFD Net Filter Discrimination (radio) NFD nodal fault diagnostics (US DoD) NFD Navy Fuel Depot NFD No Foreign Dissemination ), Mamadou Mouctar Diallo, told journalists. "He asked us to take two days or more to come up with concrete proposals," Diallo said. "Afer listening to the (opposition) Forces Vives, he wants to hear out the government on all that has happened. He wants to listen to all the parties concerned, and then he is going to present us with a synthesis," Diallo added. Compaore was named mediator in Guinea last month by his west African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. peers, and on Tuesday he held talks in Guinea with political leaders, trade union officials and representatives of civil society in the presidential palace. The UN secretary general's representative for west Africa West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. , Said Djinnit Amb. Said Djinnit (Arabic:سعيد جينيت) (b.June 7, 1954) is an Algerian politician. He is Commissioner for Peace and Security on the African Union Commission, with responsibility for issues including the Darfur conflict. , and a delegate from the African Union African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU, with greater powers to promote African economic, social, and political integration, , Ibrahima Fall Sheikh Ibrahima Fall (1855-1930) was a disciple of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba (Amadou Bamba), founder of the Mouride Brotherhood movement in West Africa. Well known in the Mouride Brotherhood, Ibrahima Fall established the influential Baye Fall movement. , were also present, according to an AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. journalist. The talks follow the massacre in a Conakry stadium on September 28 of more than 150 people who had rallied to persuade junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara not to stand in elections he announced for January. Camara announced a new commission of enquiry into the killings, but disclaimed responsibility for the action of the troops concerned. He also pledged to cooperate fully with a UN probe and urged dialogue among all Guineans to bring the country out of crisis. "Direct, frank and sincere dialogue is the only clear way of getting out of this situation," Camara said on Monday night in an address broadcast on state television and radio. But this proposal was rejected in Ouagadougou by Diallo. "He (Camara) is only reheating Reheating The addition of heat to steam of reduced pressure after the steam has given up some of its energy by expansion through the high-pressure stages of a turbine. stuff. Everything he said yesterday, he has already said. It's a diversion. We categorically reject this appeal." The opposition forces gathered in Ouagadougou have demanded since the massacre that the junta step down. It has been in power since December 23, 2008, a few hours after the death of hardline president Lansana Conte. "He (Compaore) has fortunately understood the situation in Guinea. He has expressed the urgency of finding a solution to the Guinean problem," Diallo said. "We will at the latest tomorrow (Wednesday) give the mediator all our proposals concerning solutions to end the crisis," said the spokesman of the Forces Vives coalition of civic associations, Aboubacar Sylla. "But we have the intention of submitting to him a question that strikes us as a priority and a very important one. It's the question of humanitarian rule and public safety." 
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