ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on Burkina Faso: The President of Benin Patrice Talon took part

(Luc Atrokpo greets)

Luc Atrokpo greets, by videoconference, Friday 28 January 2022, at an extraordinary summit of the Conference attended by, President of the Republic of Benin Patrice Talon. On the menu of exchanges, the political situation in Burkina Faso with the ousting of President Marc Rock Christian Kabore.

Update given to the press by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurélien Agbénonci, it appears that the Heads of State adopted several decisions with a view to a return to constitutional order in the country of upright men. So, after strongly condemning this coup, the leaders of ECOWAS have decided on the immediate suspension of Burkina-Faso from all the Institutions of the organization under – regional, demanded the immediate release of President Kabore. otherwise, they also decided to work for the restoration of constitutional order by dispatching to Ouagadougou a delegation of Chiefs of Defense Staff and Foreign Ministers of ECOWAS. The Presidents of the Republic of ECOWAS member countries have agreed to hold a new extraordinary session on 04 February 2022 in order to examine the results and recommendations of the two missions and the evolution of the situation.

The other important point of this extraordinary meeting, highlights the government site, is the revision of the additional protocol of the sub-regional organization on democracy and good governance. According to Minister Aurélien Agbénonci, President Patrice TALON and several of his counterparts obtained the revision of this protocol to strengthen it. A committee is therefore working for this purpose.. Indeed, this protocol states in its principles that a “government or power is established only by election, and that any unconstitutional change is prohibited and any method of accession to state power by arms is strictly prohibited. As a reminder, Burkinabè President Marc Rock Christian KABORE was overthrown by a coup, Sunday 23 January 2022.

Patrice ADJAHO