BURKINA-MALI-GUINEA-DIPLOMACY-POLITICS

Abdoulaye Diop (R), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mali, speaks during a joint press conference with Olivia Rouamba (C), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, and Morissanda Kouyaté (L), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, in Ouagadougou, on February 9, 2023. - Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea, three countries ruled by military leaders following coups, called on February 9, 2023 for the lifting of their suspension from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU), according to a joint statement. The three countries agreed to pool their efforts and undertake joint initiatives for the lifting of the suspension measures and other restrictions taken by ECOWAS and the AU, said the statement, which was drafted after a meeting of their foreign ministers in Ouagadougou. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images)