The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided to extend next Thursday’s special summit on the Ebola virus disease for another day to tackle the political situation in Burkina Faso.

The ECOWAS Chairman, President John Dramani Mahama made this known when he held discussions with a joint delegation from the United Nations, the African Union (AU) and the ECOWAS Secretariat at the Flagstaff House in Accra last sunday November 2, 2014.

The delegation included the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Madam Aisha Abdullahi, and the Executive Secretary of the ECOWAS Secretariat, Mr Kadre Desire Ouedraogo.

Led by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative to South Sudan, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the delegation briefed the President on developments in Burkina Faso.

Africa Rendez-vous / Ghanaweb
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