Heads of the Economic Community of West African States met in Ghana's capital Accra to assess efforts to secure guarantees for restoring civilian rule in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso.
ACCRA - West African leaders on Sunday lifted sanctions on Mali's military regime, accepting a March 2024 return to civilian rule and agreed to allow Burkina Faso two years for its transition back to democracy.
Fearing contagion in a region known for military takeovers, ECOWAS imposed tough trade and economic sanctions against Mali, but lesser punishments against Guinea and Burkina. The decision also demands no military junta member run as a candidate in Mali's future presidential election, according to one ECOWAS delegate.
After months of talks, Malian authorities on Wednesday approved a plan to hold presidential elections in February 2024. Burkina's junta proposed a constitutional referendum in December 2024 and legislative and presidential elections in February 2025.The information was confirmed to AFP by an ECOWAS official who also participated in the summit.
Political parties allied to Kabore denounced the junta's plans on Friday, saying they had not been consulted in advance.
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