Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas – sources
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The 15-member bloc held an online meeting to discuss how to respond to the ousting of President Roch Kaboré.
The West African regional body Ecowas has suspended Burkina Faso’s membership following this week’s military coup, diplomatic sources say.
The 15-member bloc held an online meeting to discuss how to respond to the ousting of President Roch Kaboré.
On Thursday evening the military ruler, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, said Burkina Faso needed its international partners more than ever.
Ecowas had already condemned the coup – the third in the region since last year.
The bloc has imposed sanctions on Mali and Guinea in a bid to see a swift return to civilian leadership.
