African Union suspends Mali, threatens sanctions
The African Union (AU) announced that it was suspending Mali with immediate effect and threatening the poor country with sanctions after a second military coup in nine months.
The coup has raised deep concerns about stability in the volatile Sahel region and warnings of financial sanctions from the entire international community.
The AU "decides ... to immediately suspend the Republic of Mali from participating in all activities of the African Union, its bodies and institutions, until the normal…