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The West African leaders in an emergency summit held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly being held in New York agreed to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea’s junta over its inflexibility in setting a date to return to civilian rule
The West African leaders in an emergency summit held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly being held in New York agreed to impose gradual sanctions on Guinea’s junta over its inflexibility in setting a date to return to civilian rule. The sanctions will come into operation on a list of people linked to the Guinean junta. The people who will come under the sanctions will be named very soon, according to reports.
The region is in the grip of turmoil and is facing coups. First, it was Mali which had faced coups in August 2020 and May 2021. This was followed by Guinea in September 2021 and Burkina Faso in January this year. It is significant to note that ECOWAS has lifted tough sanctions imposed on Mali’s military regime upon accepting a March 2024 return to civilian rule. However, both Mali and Guinea remain suspended from ECOWAS bodies.
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The latest trigger is the arrest of Ivorian soldiers in Guinea. ECOWAS condemned the incident and decided to send the presidents of Ghana, Togo, and Senegal to Mali to obtain their release on Tuesday, September 27.
In the meantime, Guinea’s military leader attended Mali’s 62nd-anniversary celebrations. Mamadi Doumbouya was in Bamako, where he was received by Mali’s military ruler Asssimi Goïta upon arrival. The two leaders are reported to have discussed a number of bilateral issues.
