Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso push for return to AU in spite of coups
A session of the 35th AU summit. Suspended countries Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso are lobbying to be re-admitted to the African Union. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
Suspended countries Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso are lobbying to be re-admitted to the African Union, more than a year after coups plagued the West African region.
In a series of meetings in Addis Ababa, the countries’ foreign ministers met and lobbied with members of the African Union Peace and Security Council, the organ that normally imposes sanctions on member states for illegal changes in government.
