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The African Union (AU) announced that Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan will remain suspended from the pan-African organization following the summit in Ethiopia. Mali, Guinea and Sudan were suspended in 2021, Burkina Faso followed a year later after the military took power
The African Union (AU) announced that Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan will remain suspended from the pan-African organization following the summit in Ethiopia. Mali, Guinea and Sudan were suspended in 2021, Burkina Faso followed a year later after the military took power.
Head of the AU’s Peace and Security Council, Bankole Adeoye, reaffirmed zero-tolerance against unconstitutional changes of government. He said that AU was ready to help the four countries upon returning to constitutional order.
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Member countries of ECOWAS also decided to maintain the suspension of Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea and impose travel bans on government officials and representatives. The three countries had asked on 10 February for the lifting of their suspension from ECOWAS and the AU.
