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Significance
The transitional government’s refusal to adhere to the preferred timetable of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for elections within 18 months prompted the organisation to impose sweeping economic sanctions in January, adding to targeted sanctions already in place.
Impacts
The sanctions are affecting regional trade, taking a toll on Mali’s neighbours.
ECOWAS’s tensions with the Malian junta may affect its relations with other juntas in the region in complex ways.
Mali’s defiance of ECOWAS could embolden others, for example Guinea and Burkina Faso.
Keywords:
Mali,
AF,
West Africa,
Burkina Faso,
Guinea,
economy,
international relations,
politics,
social,
sanctions,
security,
terrorism
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