A joint mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations has met Burkina Faso’s new military junta.

“The heads of state have requested that the mission come and exchange with the authorities here to examine the situation and see what the future holds for Burkina Faso,” said Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the foreign minister of Ghana who leads the ECOWAS delegation.

During the visit to Burkina Faso, the joint delegation held discussions with Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, chief of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR) that took power last week.

“It’s about seeing how we can work with Burkina Faso so that the country can get out of this situation,” said Botchwey.

The members of the joint mission also visited ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who’s in good health, according to the foreign minister of Ghana.

The delegation will submit its report to an ECOWAS summit scheduled for Thursday in Accra.

In late January, the military of Burkina Faso announced that they put an end to the functions of President Kabore, and the MPSR led by Damiba took power from the civilian government.

On Monday, the junta promulgated a fundamental act lifting the Constitution of 2 June 1991.

The Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR, junta) announced this in a broadcast statement on Monday.

The 37-article document also specifies the composition of the MPSR.

The ruling junta is composed of a president, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, two vice presidents, a coordinator and commissions.

The junta leader has become “president of Burkina Faso, head of state and supreme head of the national armed forces”, said the statement.

MPSR toppled Kabore after mutiny in many military barracks on Jan.

It also suspended the constitution, dissolved the government as well as the National Assembly and closed the borders of the country.