ECOWAS
West African leaders set deadlines for ‘recalcitrant’ coup-hit states
By Cooper Inveen ACCRA (Reuters) -West Africa's main political and economic bloc said on Friday it would give Mali's military transitional government 12 to 16 months to arrange elections and…
Mali asks West African monetary union to lift “inhumane” sanctions
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's government has asked the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to lift sanctions that will have severe consequences for the population, it…
Burkina Faso junta says it will work with regional bloc
Ouagadougou (Reuters) - The army officer who seized power in Burkina Faso at the helm of a military coup last week has promised that he will work with the region's…
Mali blames sanctions for $31 million in bond defaults
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali has defaulted on more than $31 million of bond payments, its finance ministry and the West African debt management agency said on Wednesday, as…
EU to blacklist five members of Mali’s junta, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on five members of Mali's junta after the military…
Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right, military leader says
By Edward McAllister and Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order…
West African leaders to hold summit after latest coups
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit on Burkina Faso and Mali on Friday, Ivory Coast's information minister said…
West Africa Coups Show Limits of Diplomacy
Earlier this month, West African countries slapped tough economic sanctions on Mali to punish coup leaders seeking to extend their hold on power, and to halt a run of military…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
U.N. mission in Mali grounds flights amid sanctions restrictions
DAKAR (Reuters) - The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali has grounded its flights amid discussions over sanctions that have shut air and land borders to the West African country.…
Guinea junta brushes off impact of ECOWAS sanctions
CONAKRY (Reuters) - The leader of Guinea's recent coup told a delegation of West African leaders he was not concerned about new sanctions imposed by the regional bloc to pressure…
West African bloc imposes sanctions on Guinea junta
ACCRA (Reuters) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea on Thursday and demanded they return the country to constitutional rule within…
‘Serious decisions’: West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup
By Cooper Inveen DAKAR (Reuters) - West African leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup in Guinea and how to pressure the junta leaders…
