Mali: Over 140 officials named in Ecowas sanctions list
Mali coup leader Colonel Assimi Goita. Almost the entire membership of the transition government in Mali was named in the list of individuals slammed with sanctions by the regional grouping Ecowas. FILE PHOTO | AFP
Almost the entire membership of the transition government in Mali has been named in the list of individuals slammed with sanctions by the regional grouping Ecowas.
The list, made public on Wednesday via an Ecowas communique, named 149 people, among them the 121 officials who constitute the National Transitional Council. They also include 21 ministers, including Interim Prime Minister Choguel Maiga.
Only coup leader and transition president, Colonel Assimi Goita, and Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop were not included on the list.
