Abidjan, Jan 25, 2022(AIP)- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced, Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in a press release, the holding of an extraordinary summit in the coming days to examine the situation in Burkina Faso.

According to this institution, despite its calls for calm and respect for constitutional legality, the situation in Burkina Faso was characterized by a military coup on Monday, January 24, 2022, following the resignation of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, obtained under the threat, intimidation and pressure of the military after two days of mutiny.

ECOWAS strongly condemned this coup by the military which marks a major democratic setback for Burkina Faso, underlines the press release while informing of the holding in the coming days of an extraordinary summit to examine the situation in Burkina Faso.

Source: Agence Ivoirienne de Presse