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ECOWAS To Maintain Crippling Sanctions on West Africa Nation MALI

Credit: ecowas.int/  The Economic Community of West African States, also known as ECOWAS, is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. By  Gary  Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS Friday said it will keep crippling sanctions

West African Court Orders Lifting of Sanctions against MALI

The national flag of West African nation Mali (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES The court of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on Thursday ordered suspension of sanctions placed against Mali.  Leaders from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS imposed regional