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- Burkina Faso and Guinea, have asked their West African neighbours for more time to come up with a timetable for the transition. Military had seized power from the civilian governments in these two countries, leading to widespread international condemnation of the seizure of power through unlawful means.
Burkina Faso and Guinea, have asked their West African neighbours for more time to come up with a timetable for the transition. Military had seized power from the civilian governments in these two countries, leading to widespread international condemnation of the seizure of power through unlawful means.
The submissions of the two military juntas came after the expiration of the Monday 25th April ultimatum issued by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). .Burkina Faso wished to have more time than the 25 April deadline set by West African heads of state a month earlier, in order to continue consultations on various issues. This submission is contained in a communique issued by the ECOWAS.
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Guinea also presented the transition process and wished to have more time in relation to the 25 April deadline, to “allow for further consultations, ECOWAS observed in a communication. The west African body announced that it would send missions to the two countries before the forthcoming summit of heads of state. The dates for the visits of the delegations have yet to be decided. The authorities of both countries have made it clear that they did not intend to submit to ECOWAS’ demand at the threat of imposition of new sanctions. Recently, Burkina Faso said it did not intend to shorten the three-year transition period before civilians return to power.
The Guinean government toed in line with the stand taken by Burkina Faso and asserted that it would not act under constraints or duress. Upon asking whether it would withdraw from the ECOWAS in protest against the pressure being exerted on it, a spokesman for the military junta said nothing could be ruled out.
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has been Guinea’s leader since September 2021. He overthrew Alpha Conde, the civilian leader. In Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba roamed into power in a coup that toppled the civilian leader Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. ECOWAS suspended both countries and clamped economic sanctions. A third country in the region, Mali, which experienced two coups since August 2020, is also suspended by ECOWAS and is subjected to economic sanctions.
