West African leaders announced the lifting sanctions against Mali’s military regime.
The Economic Community of West African States’ heads of state met in Accra to accept a proposal by the Malian military for elections and civilian rule by March 2024.
After two coups staged by army officers within a year, the bloc imposed crippling economic sanctions.
It also accepted a two year timetable for the restoration democracy in Burkina Faso. However, it told Guinea, a third nation which witnessed a military coup, that it would face economic sanctions unless it could accelerate its proposed three-year transition to democracy.
Source: rnewtimes
