The Guinean coup has caused the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to worry about the ripple effects of instability in that country. Thus the heads of state of ECOWAS member states were to hold an extraordinary meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, today. This will mark the first regional crisis that Ghana's new President John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, who just assumed office last week and will represent an important moment for ECOWAS but also for Guinea's immediate future prospects.