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The West African regional body Ecowas says it may consider imposing sanctions against Burkina Faso but will first send two missions to the country to hold talks with coup leaders.

Chiefs of defence staff will travel to capital, Ouagadougou on Saturday, followed by a ministerial-level mission a few days later.

At a virtual summit lasting around three hours, the Ecowas leaders also called for Burkina's Faso's deposed President Roch Kaboré and other detained leaders to be released.