ECOWAS expels Guinea-Bissau after army general seizes power

West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS suspended Guinea-Bissau’s membership hours after an army general was sworn in as the country’s president.

The decision was reached at a virtual session of ECOWAS’ Mediation and Security Council (MSC) chaired by Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday night.

The meeting included leaders from Cabo Verde, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Benin among others.

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