31
May
ECOWAS Suspends Mali, Orders Military Leaders To Restore Existing Transitional Arrangements Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended the Republic of Mali from the regional body, ordering the military leaders who are currently in charge of the nation to restore the transitional arrangement put in place in August 2020 with the aim of returning the troubled West African state to democratic rule by 27th February 2022. ECOWAS heads of state took this decision today the 30th of May 2021 after over five hours of deliberations at an extraordinary summit on the Malian situation…