The Latest Breaking News from West Africa

Bissau (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau's president on Tuesday said he survived heavy fire for five hours during an attempted coup which he claimed killed or injured many people in the unstable west African country.

Bissau (AFP) - Guinea-Bissau's president on Tuesday said the government had the situation "under control" in the unstable west African country after an attempted coup in which he claimed many people had been killed or injured.

Ouagadougou (AFP) - West African leaders on Friday decided to suspend Burkina Faso from the regional  bloc following a coup, but will not impose other sanctions pending the outcome of talks with the junta.

West Africa's main regional bloc on Friday suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies over this week's military coup and decided to send a delegation to the capital Ouagadougou, two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

The West African bloc’s session is set for Friday to discuss the third military coup in the region in 19 months.

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Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso and Mali on Friday, Ivory Coast's information minister said on Wednesday, after military takeovers in both countries.

Earlier this month, West African countries slapped tough economic sanctions on Mali to punish coup leaders seeking to extend their hold on power, and to halt a run of military takeovers that have beset the region since 2020.

Juntas without political legitimacy have only worsened the crises in West Africa