The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will impose sanctions on the military junta in Mali, while member states will withdraw all their ambassadors as well as close land and air borders with the country.
This is part of the outcome of the Extraordinary Summit of the
ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held on Sunday
in Accra, Ghana.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and
Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this on Monday in a statement titled,
‘ECOWAS countries to shut all borders against Mali, recall
ambassadors, reject junta’s transition schedule.’
He stated that after reviewing the situation in Mali at the summit, the
sub-regional leaders rejected the transition schedule proposed by the
Malian military junta which they said was totally unacceptable.
The body also imposed additional sanctions on the junta, including the
suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between
ECOWAS states and Mali.
It, however, exempted some products such as essential consumer goods,
pharmaceutical products, as well as medical supplies and equipment,
especially materials for electricity and the control of COVID-19.
