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AFRICA – ECOWAS maintains sanctions against Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Top News Africa) The extraordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided on Saturday, February 18, 2023 in Addis Ababa to maintain the sanctions of the sub-organizationagainst Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali.

According to the final communiqué that sanctioned this extraordinary summit on the margins of the 36th African Union Summit, the Conference of Heads of State and Government has been informed of the request addressed to it by the Foreign Ministers of Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali, lifting the sanctions imposed on them following their respective coups d’état.”

«The Conference of Heads of State and Government decides to maintain existing sanctions against the three countries and to impose a travel ban on members of the government and other senior officials of the three countries», adds the press release released this Sunday, February 19, 2023.

In addition, the Conference of Heads of State and Government «completely rejected the unilateral measures taken by the transitional authorities in Guinea with regard to the implementation of the transition roadmap».

In this regard, ECOWAS reiterated «the need to open the political space to all actors of the three countries and to ensure an inclusive political dialogue» in Guinea.

In addition, the Heads of State and Government instructed the President of the ECOWAS Commission to accompany the implementation of the transition roadmaps and to strengthen security and humanitarian support to the affected countries, to alleviate the suffering of the people.

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Finally, the United Nations, the African Union and all international partners were invited to support the implementation of ECOWAS decisions concerning the three countries.

TH/ls/Top News Africa

       

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