West African leaders lift economic and financial sanctions on Mali
By Reuters
05 July 2022 |
7:14 am
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday (July 3) lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its military rulers proposed a 24-month transition to democracy and published a new electoral law.
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