SANCTIONS ON MALI BUT EXEMPTION ON GOLD DIGGING
Mali’s military ruler said on Monday he is open to talks with West Africa’s economic bloc ECOWAS about returning the nation to civilian rule.
President Assimi Goita asked the group to reconsider sanctions imposed on Mali over his refusal to hold elections next month.
Goita said in a statement broadcast on state television “we’re asking Ecowas to reconsider the situation our country finds itself in and what’s in the best interest of the Malian people.”
The 15-member regional bloc froze Malian assets at the region’s central bank and commercial lenders in member states.
It also suspended non-essential financial transactions and ordered land borders to be closed.
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