Burkina Faso’s military, which is in control of the country following the resignation of the decades-long President Blaise Compaoré, says power transition is possible within two weeks.

According to union leader Joseph Tiendrebeogo, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Yacouba Zida, the country’s acting head of state, said on Tuesday, "If everyone agrees, there is no reason that the transition (from military rule) shouldn't be done within two weeks."

On Saturday, the military top brass named Zida, the deputy commander of the elite presidential guard, to lead the country’s transition.

Zida has said the country would be led by “a transitional body within the constitutional framework” and noted that such governing authority was to be ruled by a leader chosen by all sectors of society.

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, chair of the West African bloc ECOWAS, is due in the country on Wednesday along with the leaders of Nigeria and Senegal for talks on the situation.

Compaoré was forced to step down on Friday following two days of mass protests against his attempts to change the constitution to extend his rule for a fifth term.

Demonstrators set the parliament on fire on October 30 to prevent the vote, which they said would enable Compaoré to reinstate himself in office.

Compaoré, who has reportedly fled to neighboring Ivory Coast with some of his family members, first took power in a coup in 1987, and has emerged victorious in four elections since then.