West African ECOWAS bloc lifts sanctions on Mali and Burkina Faso, rejects a three-year transition proposed by coup leaders who seized power in Guinea
West African leaders have lifted sanctions on Mali's military regime, accepting a March 2024 return to civilian rule and agreed to allow Burkina Faso two years for its transition back to democracy.
Brou said ECOWAS would continue to monitor the situation and also maintain an ECOWAS suspension of Mali for now. Fearing contagion in a region known for military takeovers, ECOWAS imposed tough trade and economic sanctions against Mali, but lesser punishments against Guinea and Burkina.Burkina Faso, Guinea also discussed
Brou said that after a lengthy discussion with the coup leaders in Burkina Faso, a new proposal for a 24-month transition was more acceptable, after the heads of state rejected a proposed 36-month transition.Visiting Ouagadougou for the second time in a month on Saturday, ECOWAS mediator Mahamadou Issoufou had praised junta leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba and his government for their "openness to dialogue".
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