West African bloc suspends Guinea after coup

WEST APRICA: The west African regional bloc ECOWAS said Saturday it had suspended Guinea after the military coup there last month and called for elections before the end of the year.

Heads of state and government from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting in the Nigerian capital, followed the recommendation of their foreign ministers in barring Guinea.

The leaders “strongly condemned the coup d’etat of December 23” for breach of its democratic protocols and “suspended Guinea from all meetings of ECOWAS at heads of state and ministerial levels, until constitutional order is restored,” said ECOWAS commission chair Mohamed Ibn Chambas.

Abuja, Monday, AFP