ECOWAS countries to shut all borders against Mali, impose fresh sanctions With its latest stand against unconstitutional seizure of power, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed additional sanctions on the military junta in Mali, withdrawn all ECOWAS Ambassadors in the country, and close land and air borders between the ECOWAS member states and Mali. This is the outcome of the Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday, January 9, 2021. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President...