Xinhua News Agency, Lomé, January 24 (Reporter Tian Yun) Ouagadougou news: Burkina Faso President Kabore signed a presidential decree on the evening of the 23rd, announcing that a nationwide curfew will be implemented from now on, and the curfew will be every day. 20:00 pm to 5:30 pm the next day.

  Burkina Faso's Minister of National Education, Literacy and National Language Promotion Stanislas Varro said in a statement on the 23rd that in order to protect the safety of students and teachers, schools nationwide will be closed from the 24th to the 25th.

  Intense gunfire came from the military camps in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso and several other cities, in the early morning of the 23rd. The motive for the shooting is unclear.

A government spokesman issued a statement after the incident, confirming that shots were fired at some military camps that day, but rumors on social media about a military coup were false.

Defense Minister Barthélemy Simpaore also denied a coup took place in an interview with state television.

  The Economic Community of West African States issued a statement on the 23rd, expressing support for Kabore and the government of Burkina Faso, and called on the military to remain calm.