The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the military rulers in Guinea six months to return the country to constitutional order. 

Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, Chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made this decision.

In addition to the 6month deadline, they also imposed a travel ban on the military leaders as well as their family members and supporters and frozen the financial assets of members of military junta.

The President of the ECOWAS commission, Jean-Claude Kissie Brou, told the media after the summit that the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority would be communicated officially to the military rulers today.