West Africa in emergency, ECOWAS says

West Africa is in a state of emergency, the president of ECOWAS told the regional bloc’s security council at a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.

It’s not clear whether Omar Touray’s declaration was a formal one, and if so, what it might entail.

Citing a recent string of coups, attempted coups and escalating security challenges, he said “events of the last few weeks have shown the imperative of serious introspection on the future of our…