The Economic Community of West African States on Friday condemned the seizure of power by a group of soldiers in Burkina Faso.
The regional bloc said the coup came at an inopportune time when Burkina Faso had made progress towards returning to constitutional rule following a January military takeover from a civilian government.
(Reporting by Thiam Ndiaga and Anne Mimault; Writing by Bate Felix; Editing by Leslie Adler)
