The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, says it will meet virtually on Friday to discuss the crisis in Burkina Faso.
ECOWAS had already condemned Monday’s coup, which came amid deepening anger about President Roch Kabore’s response to violence by armed groups.
Kabore was re-elected in 2020, but since last year, he has faced a wave of discontent about armed groups’ attacks that have killed some 2,000 people and forced a million and a half to flee their homes.