West African Leaders to Take Decision on Guinea Transition

  • Regional bloc will decide next steps after Thursday’s meeting
  • Ecowas countries remain commited to democracy: Ghana minister

Colonel Mamady Doumbouya leaves the Peoples Palace after talks with religious leaders in Conakry, Guinea, on Sept. 14.

Photographer: John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images

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West African leaders will meet in the Ghanaian capital Thursday to discuss Guinea’s transition back to constitutional rule after a Sept. 5 coup.

The Economic Community of West African States, which had already threatened to impose sanctions on Guinea, is holding a second summit after an elite army unit overthrew President Alpha Conde.