Ecowas lifts sanctions on Mali after coup masterminds meet demands
Ecowas mediator, Goodluck Jonathan (2R) and Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo attend the swearing in of Mali Transition President Bah Ndaw at the CICB in Bamako on September 25, 2020.
In Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, Ecowas said the decision to lift the sanctions against the junta was taken because of the appointment of Mali's 25-member transitionional government on Monday.
Ecowas chair and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo called on the Mali government to comply with other demands by the regional body - to dissolve the ruling military council and release detainees.
Abuja,
West African bloc Ecowas has lifted a trade and travel blockade on Mali after masterminds of its August 18 coup agreed to form a transitional government led by a civilian.
