![A group of men during a coup in Burkina Faso](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/burkina-faso-coup-ecowas-mali-france-09302022-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
After an already dramatic week, West Africa’s governance crisis reached a fever pitch earlier today amid conflicting reports from Burkina Faso that raised fears of yet another military coup attempt in the region. It is now difficult to see a scenario that would bring an improvement in West Africa’s security and political landscape.