participates at a Virtual Meeting of the Extraordinary Session of
the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government
West African leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss
the military coup in Mali that ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar
Keita, the regional grouping ECOWAS said on
Wednesday.
ECOWAS has strongly condemned the change of government in member
state Mali.
“The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an
extraordinary summit on the socio-political situation in Mali on
Thursday,” it said in a statement in the Nigerian capital Abuja,
adding that the meeting would be held by videoconference.
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ECOWAS had been mediating in the crisis before Tuesday’s
coup.
Malian army officer Colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday announced
himself as the coup leader.
The African Union (AU) also on Wednesday suspended Mali a day
after the coup.
The AU joined other international bodies and nations, including
the US and European Union, to condemn the coup and demand the
release of the detained leaders.
AFP
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