African Union suspends Burkina Faso after military coup
The country had already been suspended from the West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States.
ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Brou speaks to journalists after their delegation met with ousted president Roch Kabore and the new military ruler of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso January 31, 2022. (photo credit: ZOHRA BENSEMRA/REUTERS)Updated: 
