These decisions were taken following the summit of the Economic Community of West African States in Accra, Ghana. The leaders of the West African bloc lifted sanctions against the Malian military regime on Sunday, agreeing for a return to civilian rule in March 2024.
"They also decided that the sanctions taken in terms of recalling ambassadors from ECOWAS member countries, this sanction is also lifted, so the ambassadors can return to Bamako, Mali." declared the president of the ECOWAS commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou.
Mali experienced coups in August 2020 and May 2021, followed by Guinea in September 2021 and Burkina Faso last January. ECOWAS imposed sanctions to prevent other countries from following the same pattern.
"Finally, the Burkina Faso authorities have made a new proposal which is now to make the transition in Burkina last for 24 months, starting July 1. And, as I said , with the freedom of President Kabore, the Heads of State took the following decision. The first is to lift the economic and financial sanctions that were imposed." added the president of the ECOWAS commission.
The objective of this ECOWAS summit was to assess the efforts made to obtain guarantees for the restoration of civilian rule in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso. The West African organization will continue to monitor the situation and maintain Mali's suspension by ECOWAS for the time being.
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