General News of Saturday, 1 October 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has condemned the September 30, 2022 coup that took place in Burkina Faso, where a new military junta overthrew another. COMMUNIQUE OF THE ECOWAS COMMISSION ON THE SOCIO-POLITICAL SITUATION IN BURKINA FASOThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) condemns in the strongest terms the seizure of power by force which took place Friday, September 30, 2022 in Burkina Faso. ECOWAS finds this new coup inopportune at a time when progress has been made, thanks to diplomacy and the efforts of ECOWAS for a methodical return to constitutional order no later than July 1, 2024. The President of the CommissionHow the coup was announced:A coup d'etat was announced by one Captain Ibrahim Traore on state TV flanked by fully armed and masked soldiers. Burkina Faso recorded a coup on Monday, January 24, 2022.
