West African nations will close their borders with Mali, sever diplomatic ties and impose tough economic sanctions in response to its 'unacceptable' delay in holding elections following a 2020 military coup, the 15-state regional bloc said.
Accra, GhanaWest African nations will close their borders with Mali, sever diplomatic ties and impose tough economic sanctions in response to its"unacceptable" delay in holding elections following a 2020 military coup, the 15-state regional bloc said on Sunday.
The fresh measures from the Economic Community of West African States represent a significant hardening of its stance towards Mali, whose interim authorities have proposed holding elections in December 2025 instead of this February as originally agreed with the bloc.In a communique issued after an emergency summit in the Ghanaian capital Accra, ECOWAS said it found the proposed timetable for a transition back to constitutional rule totally unacceptable.
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