 A delegation of West African leaders due in Guinea or Guinea rather on Friday to assess a situation following a military coup that ousted President Alpha Konde and raised fears of a backslide towards military rule in the region. Guinea has been suspended from West Africa's main political and economic bloc following the weekend military coup that ousted President Alpha Konde. The 15-member economic community of West African states, or IKOWAS, held a virtual summit on Wednesday to discuss the situation. Vigina Faso's foreign minister, Alpha Barry, said IKOWAS was demanding a return to constitutional order and the immediate release of Konde and others who were arrested. A high-level mission should be sent by IKOWAS to Guinea, as of tomorrow, in order to speak with the new authorities. And after this mission, IKOWAS should be able to re-examine their positions. But for now, IKOWAS has decided to suspend Guinea from all the decision-making instances of IKOWAS. Barry did not announce any immediate economic sanctions, as IKOWAS did with Mali's coup last year. Some experts say IKOWAS' leverage over Guinea is limited, as the country is not landlocked like Mali, nor is it a member of the West African currency union. Guinea's coup leader Mamadou Dumbuya has promised a unified transitional government, but has not yet said when or how this will happen. At least 80 political prisoners were released on Tuesday evening. Many had campaigned against the constitutional change which allowed Konde to stand for a third term. The military has also been dismantling forward posts. They were used at the height of the protests against the constitutional change to house police and soldiers. Made in different neighborhoods of the capital Conakry, they facilitated rapid responses. Dumbuya has also met with heads of Guinea's various military branches, as he hopes to unify the country's armed forces under the junta's command.