ECOWAS leaders to hold summit after latest coups Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso and Mali on Friday, following a military takeover in both countries, Ivory Coast information Minister said. Army officers in Burkina Faso ousted President Roch Kabore on Monday in West Africa’s third coup in nine months, following military takeovers in Mali and Guinea. The regional bloc strongly condemned Kabore’s ouster, saying he was forced to resign under threat and intimidation. READ ALSO: Mali military gov’t cuts diplomatic ties...