Given the situation in Bamako, what position will ECOWAS take? We found out on Friday 28 May that the Heads of State of West African Society had a time on Sunday in Accra for a summit dedicated to the Malian background.
In the various chancellors who are contacted within the sub-region, we do not hide fatigue and strong irritation at the turn of events in Bamako. Mali’s transition “held” on an awkward civil-military team, recognizing several Western ministers. -Africans foreign affairs, but everyone regrets this interruption on the road that leads Mali to the election.
Speak with one voice
The current president of ECOWAS, the Ghanaian Nana Akuffo-Addo, invited his comrades, on Sunday, May 30, to Accra, so that the regional community speaks with one voice in the face of a situation that puts it in a sensitive position. sanctions in Mali would weaken an economy already tested by previous measures taken after the August 2020 coup and by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A democratic retreat
But “we can not give up our principles,” said one minister. The takeover of the military transition in Chad has already left a bitter taste. “We do not want this type of practice to flourish,” said another. If respect for institutions is not defended, it is a democratic setback.
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