ECOWAS to hold extraordinary meeting on Burkina Faso coup

ECOWAS will held a virutal extraordinary meeting on Friday [AFP]

The West African bloc ECOWAS will meet virtually on Friday to discuss the crisis in Burkina Faso, where army officers have deposed President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, the group said.

The 15 member Economic Community of West African States, which includes Burkina Faso, had already condemned Monday’s coup, which came amid deepening anger about Kabore’s response to violence by armed groups.