EU will fall in line with ECOWAS sanctions on Mali, Borrell says

13 January 2022 - 13:52
By Reuters
Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pose during an extraordinary summit to discuss a proposal by transitional authorities in Mali to delay elections and return constitutional rule, in Accra, Ghana on January 9, 2022.
Image: Ange Servais Mahouena Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pose during an extraordinary summit to discuss a proposal by transitional authorities in Mali to delay elections and return constitutional rule, in Accra, Ghana on January 9, 2022.

The European Union will impose sanctions in line with the measures ECOWAS has taken, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said after a meeting of the bloc's defence ministers in Brest.

“The risk that the situation in this country deteriorates is evident,” he told reporters.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), on Sunday agreed a raft of restrictions against Mali, including the suspension of financial transactions, over the interim authorities' failure to hold democratic elections next month as agreed after a 2020 military coup.