Africa Business Radio

West Africa’s economic bloc ECOWAS will hold a virtual summit on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Guinea, where troops have arrested President Alpha Conde and declared a political transition.The Economic Community of West African States condemned the coup and demanded Conde’s unconditional release.The communications director for the ECOWAS Commission, Sandra Oulate, says the group will hold a virtual extraordinary summit of member states to discuss Guinea.A statement to journalists on an ECOWAS social media account said the meeting would be at 2 pm on Wednesday.