ECOWAS lifts economic, travel sanctions on Niger, others
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday lifted economic sanctions on Niger, Mali and Burkina-Faso with immediate effect. This followed hours-long deliberations by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at an extraordinary summit on the political, peace, and security situation in the region at the State House, Abuja. Announcing the Authority’s resolutions, President of …