West African leaders suspend Burkina Faso from the regional bloc’s governing bodies over this week's military coup, but will not impose any sanctions pending the outcome of talks with the junta
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States have struggled to contain poverty and violence in the region.
Friday’s suspension follows the ousting of Burkina Faso's President Roch Kabore on Monday, presenting the latest test to the 15-member Economic Community of West African States , which has struggled to mount an effective response to a series of coups in the region over the past 18 months. Heads of ECOWAS member states will reconvene for another summit in Ghana's capital Accra on February 3 to discuss the findings of the two delegations.
The bloc's decision to not sanction Burkina Faso contrasted with its response to coups in Mali and Guinea, with which ECOWAS member states closed borders and imposed some economic sanctions after military takeovers in May and September.'Crisis of credibility’
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