Envoys from the Economic Community of West African States are expected to arrive in Burkina Faso on Tuesday - following the country's second military coup in less than nine months. The new leader, Ibrahim Traore, has accepted the resignation of the country's now ex-president.
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was toppled by junior army officers on Friday and has now fled to Togo. The coup has sparked concern among world powers as the region battles a growing Islamist insurgency.

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