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BREAKING: ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions Imposed on Mali

Thompson Nsisongabasi

Oct 06, 2020

On Tuesday, October 6, ECOWAS announced that it was ending sanctions imposed against Mali following a military coup in August that ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

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In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said "heads of state and government have decided to lift sanctionsÔÇØ in order to "supportÔÇØ the handover to civilian rule. It noted the publication of a transition roadmap and the status alloted to the military leader in the interim government.

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