Agency Report
A mission of the Economic Community of West African States will on Thursday visit Guinea which has been gripped by a military coup, according to a communique issued late Wednesday.
The communique was issued after a virtual meeting of the organisation, convened by ECOWAS Chairman Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to discuss the political developments in Guinea.
The communique said the visit of the ECOWAS mission would be led by Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey with representatives from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and the ECOWAS Commission.
The bloc also decided to suspend the membership of Guinea and called for the immediate restoration of civil rule in the country.
“The authority expresses deep concern over the political developments in the Republic of Guinea following the coup d’etat of Sept. 5, 2021 and their consequences for regional peace and stability,” the communique said.
