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Sep
29
2020
By The African Mirror
Nigeria says Mali transition govt yet to satisfy regional demands

Nigeria says Mali transition govt yet to satisfy regional demands

NEWS
WEST African states are not ready to lift sanctions on Mali because the leaders of an August 18 coup have not yet satisfied all the demands for a handover of power to a fully civilian government, according to Nigeria's president. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it would lift sanctions, which have caused imports to the landlocked country to slump 30%, once a civilian prime minister was named, as was the case on Sunday, among other demands. President Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel appointed president of the transition, named veteran diplomat Moctar Ouane as interim prime minister. But…
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Sep
25
2020
By The African Mirror
West African bloc may lift Mali sanctions soon, says envoy

West African bloc may lift Mali sanctions soon, says envoy

NEWS
TIEMOKO DIALLO WEST African leaders may lift painful economic sanctions against Mali once an interim president is inaugurated on Friday in the wake of the August 18 military coup, the bloc's envoy said, praising the junta's leadership. The comments suggest the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) could accept the candidates picked this week to lead the transition of power, although they do not have the fully civilian background the bloc had demanded. The easing of sanctions would be a relief for Mali, whose imports have slumped 30% since its neighbours closed borders and halted financial flows after…
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Aug
24
2020
By The African Mirror
Mali mediation talks “going very well”

Mali mediation talks “going very well”

NEWS
TALKS between Mali's military junta and mediators from West Africa's regional bloc continue in Bamako in an ongoing effort to return the country to civilian rule. The delegation from the Economic Community of West African States, led by Nigeria's former president Goodluck Jonathan, met junta leaders led by Colonel Assimi Goita behind closed doors for several hours on Sunday morning, before adjourning for lunch. A senior officer close to the junta told Reuters that the morning's discussion had focused on the bloc's sanctions on Mali following the military coup. The two sides also met briefly, for about 20 minutes on…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Regional leaders’ attempt to reverse Mali coup as junta, opposition close ranks

Regional leaders’ attempt to reverse Mali coup as junta, opposition close ranks

NEWS
TIEMOKO DIALLO and DAVID LEWIS WEST African countries will send a delegation to Mali in an effort to reverse a military coup, presidents from the region said, as an opposition coalition there joined the junta in rejecting foreign interference. Leaders of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened over the crisis on Thursday, after it suspended Mali, shut off borders and halted financial flows in response to Tuesday's overthrow of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The coup, which has rocked a country already in the grip of a growing insurgency by Islamist militants and civil unrest, has been…
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