The bloc has suspended Burkina Faso’s participation “in all AU activities until the effective restoration of constitutional order in the country.”

West Africa's main regional bloc on Friday suspended Burkina Faso from its governing bodies over this week's military coup but stopped short of imposing any sanctions.

President Kabore’s detention comes after troops staged mutinies at several army barracks.

The African Union suspends Mali with immediate effect over the recent military coup.

West African regional bloc ECOWAS suspends Mali's membership in response to last week's coup.

One person is killed and a dozen seriously injured during an opposition protest near Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan.

Ex-FM Moctar Ouane is appointed as PM of Mali's transitional government, meeting a major demand of ECOWAS to lift sanctions.

Mali’s military junta is given a week by a grouping of regional countries to name a civilian president and prime minister.

The junta had invited civic groups, political organizations and former rebels to consultations.

West African mediators say they have reached an agreement with the junta that has seized power in Mali on “a number of points,” and that talks will continue on the remaining outstanding issues on Monday.