The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the military rulers in Guinea six months to return the country to constitutional order.
ECOWAS has further imposed travel ban on the military leaders as well as their family members and supporters and frozen the financial assets of members of the military junta.
ECOWAS called on the African Union, the European Union, the United Nations, and other multilateral and bilateral partners to support the implementation of these sanctions.
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, Chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took the decision at the sub regional body’s Extraordinary Summit held in Accra Thursday.