ECOWAS-UN joint mission visits Burkina Faso, meets military leaders

 

A joint mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations on Monday met leaders of Burkina Faso’s military.

“The heads of state have requested that the mission come and exchange with the authorities here to examine the situation and see what the future holds for Burkina Faso,” said Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the foreign minister of Ghana who leads the ECOWAS delegation.

During the visit to Burkina Faso, the joint delegation held discussions with Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, chief of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR) that took power in the Western African country.

“It’s about seeing how we can work with Burkina Faso so that the country can get out of this situation,” said Botchwey.

The members of the joint mission also visited President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who’s in good health, according to the foreign minister of Ghana.

The delegation will submit its report to an ECOWAS summit scheduled for Thursday in Accra.

In late January, the military of Burkina Faso announced that they put an end to the functions of President Kabore, and the MPSR led by Damiba took power from the civilian government.