
ECOWAS calls for the release of Burkina Faso's President
ECOWAS meets in Ghana's capital, Accra, to discuss how to respond to the recent string of coups that have hit the region.
ECOWAS meets to discuss a response to the recent string of coups that have hit the region; A former AU top official explains what institutions need to do to stamp out coups; The Queen of Akwamufie shines a light on the role of traditional monarchs in democratic Ghana; Children who have been shielded from Malaria using bed nets are also better protected in their adult life.
(Photo: President of Ghana and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Nana Akufo-Addo speaks with delegates during the second extraordinary summit on the political situation in Burkina Faso, in Accra. Credit: NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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