ECOWAS leaders have decided to close borders with Mali and impose economic sanctions in response to an "unacceptable" delay ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) – West Africa’s regional bloc threatened Monday to re-impose sanctions on Mali, saying that the junta’s actions “appear clearly designed to disrupt the political transition” after a ...

The UN Security Council on Tuesday added five Mali nationals to the sanctions blacklist including a businessman accused of drug trafficking and a local official who allegedly profited from aid ...

A West African court has delivered a powerful legal warning by striking down the 2022 economic blockade imposed on Mali. The ruling by the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Court ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West Africa's 15-member bloc, said on Sunday it would close borders and restrict the movement of cash and goods into Mali following plans by the ...

France on Wednesday threatened to push for more targeted sanctions to be imposed on Mali after hearing a UN official report on worsening violence in the West African country. The Security Council last ...

West African states are imposing immediate sanctions on Mali, Ivory Coast's president has announced. Alassane Ouattara, current head of regional body Ecowas, said it had closed borders to trade and ...