ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) announced that it was lifting the economic and financial sanctions it imposed on the three suspended and military-ruled member states, namely Mali, Niger, and Guinea. Burkina Faso, another of the military-ruled Sahel states, is conspicuously missing from the announcement.
The new developments were communicated after the Ecowas Extraordinary Summit convened on February 24. The three countries were slapped with economic, financial, and diplomatic sanctions following the military coups that took place between 2020 and 2023. Mali was
